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Defence research

  • PETER DUKES1,
  • SUSAN MAYER1,
  • ALISON BLAXTER1,
  • HELEN BROADHEAD1,
  • MARK J. NEWTON-CLARKE1,
  • BEVIS MILLER1,
  • KAREN STEVENS1,
  • A. DOUGLAS WILSON1,
  • PAUL R. WOTTON1,
  • JOSEPH J. McNAMARA1,
  • ESBJORN TELEMO1 &
  • …
  • MARTIN WARNES1 

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    PETER DUKES, SUSAN MAYER, ALISON BLAXTER, HELEN BROADHEAD, MARK J. NEWTON-CLARKE, BEVIS MILLER, KAREN STEVENS, A. DOUGLAS WILSON, PAUL R. WOTTON, JOSEPH J. McNAMARA, ESBJORN TELEMO & MARTIN WARNES

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DUKES, P., MAYER, S., BLAXTER, A. et al. Defence research. Nature 338, 370 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/338370b0

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