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Proceedings Magazine - July 1994 Vol. 120/7/1,097

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Commentary: Roles and Missions—Again

Issue: Proceedings Magazine - July 1994 Vol. 120/7/1,097

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• Commentary: Roles and Missions—Again
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• Combating the Ballistic Missile Threat
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• The Right Ship
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• The Lemming Effect
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• TQL Forum: The Fleet "Q"
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• Pictorial: Filling the Gaps
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• Fighting Drugs at the Source
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• Reinventing Military Justice
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• A Narrow Window of Opportunity
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• Commentary: Countering the North Korean Nuclear Threat
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• Russian Naval Views
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• Tomorrow's Fleet: Part II
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• World Naval Developments: Russia Markets Anti-Stealth Radars
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• Combat Fleets
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