Strategic Survey 1966
London: The Institute for Strategic Studies, 1970. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. [4], 39, [1] pages. Wraps. Covers and spine scuffed. IISS ephemera laid in. Ink stamp on front cover and title page. This appears to be the inaugural issue. The Introduction states: "Strategic Survey is a new venture which is being added to the short list of regular ISS publications. It will be published henceforth in the spring of each year, and will look back at developments during the preceding calendar year, in strategic policy, doctrine and weapons in the most significant powers and areas, in an attempt to set them in perspective. Review and assessment of security-related events around the world. Among the areas covered were strategic weapons and SALT, chemical and biological weapons, the Vietnam War, the Arab-Israel War, the El Salvador-Hunduras War, the Nigerian Civil War, and Japan.
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Keywords: Strategic Policy, Strategic Weapons, Vietnam, Arms Control, Middle East, El Salvador, Japan, Chemical Weapons, Biological Weapons
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