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Subject(s): Nuclear arms control -- Korea (North) | Nuclear nonproliferation -- International cooperation | Social science -- Experiments Summary: "The North Korean nuclear threat has created an enormous amount of apprehension in the international community in recent years. In 2003, the Six Party Talks brought together the US, China, Russia

Subject(s): Shari'ati, 'Ali | Islam and politics -- Iran | Muslim scholars -- Iran | Iran -- Politics and government Summary: "While Ayatollah Khomeini is considered the face of the Islamic Revolution of Iran in 1979, Ali Shari'ati is considered a much greater influence on shaping the revolutionary consciousness than Khomeini. A

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