Quantitative Approaches to Political Intelligence

@inproceedings{Heuer1978QuantitativeAT,
  title={Quantitative Approaches to Political Intelligence},
  author={Richards J. Heuer},
  year={1978}
}
  • R. Heuer
  • Published 8 October 1978
  • Political Science
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