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Chaos in the international arms race

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Simple nonlinear models, incorporating novel concepts, can shed light on the build-up of armaments between nations.

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  1. Fachbereich Physik der Philipps-Universität, Renthof 6, D-3550, Marburg, FRG

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  2. Santa Fe Institute and the Center for Nonlinear Studies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87545, USA

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Grossmann, S., Mayer-Kress, G. Chaos in the international arms race. Nature 337, 701–704 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/337701a0

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