ID | 087599 |
Title Proper | Looking out, looking in |
Other Title Information | competing organizational interests & the proliferation of Soviet WMD expertise |
Language | ENG |
Author | Weiner, Sharon K |
Publication | 2009. |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | The collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s raised concerns about the security of its nuclear weapons.1 In response, the United States joined forces with countries of the former Soviet Union, especially Russia, as well as the European Union and other states, to create a series of programs aimed at securing former Soviet weapons of mass destruction (wmd), weaponsrelevant materials, and scienti½c expertise. Of these efforts, the most troubled has been the one aimed at containing wmdskills and knowledge. Former Soviet weapons experts haven't sold their knowledge around the world; indeed, there have been almost no documented cases of such proliferation (although concerns remain about what goes unreported). Rather, it is the means chosen for ½ghting such proliferation-working with and reemploying wmdexperts -that have proven problematic. |
`In' analytical Note | Daedalus Vol. 138, No. 2; Spring 2009: p105-114 |
Journal Source | Daedalus Vol. 138, No. 2; Spring 2009: p105-114 |
Key Words | Looking Out ; Looking In ; Competing Organizational Interests ; Proliferation - Soviet ; Soviet WMD Expertise |