| Publication |
2009.
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| Summary/Abstract |
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.
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