Canadian Nuclear Weapons: The Untold Story of Canada's Cold War Arsenal
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Dundurn Press, 1998.
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English
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9781459713185

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John Clearwater., & John Clearwater|AUTHOR. (1998). Canadian Nuclear Weapons: The Untold Story of Canada's Cold War Arsenal . Dundurn Press.

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