Notes
This analysis is part of a longer M.A. thesis completed at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, California. The author thanks Jim Wirtz, Peter Lavoy, the Air Force's Institute for National Security Studies, Lt. Col. Jeff Larsen, the Navy International Programs Office, Thomas Skrobala, the Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, Clay Moltz, and Joseph Leonelli of the Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus, Ohio, for advice, assistance, and support. Any errors in the technical portions of this analysis are the author's alone.