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John T. Williams, Michael D. McGinnis, Sophisticated Reaction in the U.S.-Soviet Arms Race: Evidence of Rational Expectations, American Journal of Political Science, Vol. 32, No. 4 (Nov., 1988), pp. 968-995
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