Moscow DMZ: The Story of the International Effort to Convert Russian Weapons Science to Peaceful Purposes
The Story of the International Effort to Convert Russian Weapons Science to Peaceful Purposes
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory
| Author: | Glenn E. Schweitzer | ISBN: | 9781315286075 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | September 16, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Glenn E. Schweitzer |
| ISBN: | 9781315286075 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | September 16, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
As the Soviet Union was collapsing in late 1991, reports began to reach the West about agents "shopping" for weapons systems - and weapons scientists - in the beleaguered Soviet military-industrial complex. In response, the United States, the European Community, and Japan, in cooperation with the Russian government, created a program to reemploy Soviet scientific personnel in civilian projects dealing with the legacy of the Soviet system - a polluted environment, unsafe nuclear power facilities, and economic underdevelopment. In this fascinating first-person account, the American environmental scientist who led the effort to establish the International Science and Technology Center in Moscow tells the diplomatic, scientific, and human story behind a remarkable post-Cold War conversion initiative.
As the Soviet Union was collapsing in late 1991, reports began to reach the West about agents "shopping" for weapons systems - and weapons scientists - in the beleaguered Soviet military-industrial complex. In response, the United States, the European Community, and Japan, in cooperation with the Russian government, created a program to reemploy Soviet scientific personnel in civilian projects dealing with the legacy of the Soviet system - a polluted environment, unsafe nuclear power facilities, and economic underdevelopment. In this fascinating first-person account, the American environmental scientist who led the effort to establish the International Science and Technology Center in Moscow tells the diplomatic, scientific, and human story behind a remarkable post-Cold War conversion initiative.
