Conversion of Military R and D
Published on 30. September 1998
Book
Hardback
312 pages
978-0-333-73871-9 (ISBN)
Description
This work describes the scale, benefits and costs of military research and development. It discusses the process of converting military R&D to civilian applications, and examines specific opportunities for, and obstacles to, conversion in the USA, Russia, France, Germany, and the UK. Among a number of case studies, senior scientists from US and Russian nuclear weapons laboratories debate the futures for these massive complexes. Looking to the future, the dual military/civilian nature of technology is discussed. The book is aimed at departments of politics and international relations.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 141 mm
Weight
505 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-73871-9 (9780333738719)
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Joseph Rotblat | Judith Reppy | Vsevolod Avduyevsky
Conversion of Military R&D
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07/2016
Palgrave Macmillan
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Content
Contributors - Preface - Executive Summary; J.Reppy - Introduction; J.Holdren & J.Reppy - PART I: SETTING THE CONTEXT - Levels and Trends in International Spending for Military R&D; J.Reppy - Benefits and Costs of Military R&D; P.Gummett & J.A.Stein - PART II: CONVERSION OF MILITARY R&D - Conversion of Military R&D: Concepts and Complications; P.Southwood - The US Context; A.Yarmolinsky - Transforming the Russian Economy; I.Maslennikov - Dashed Hopes for Conversion of U.S. Military R&D; J.T.Marlin - Conversion of Military R&D in the Russian Arms Industry; M.Nikitin - The French Case; J.Hibert - Dual-Use and Conversion of Military-Related R&D in Germany; J.Altmann, W. Liebert, G.Neuneck & J.Scheffran - The UK Case; T.Milne - PART III: SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES - Conversion of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Laboratories; R.E.Kidder - Conversion Problems of Russian Nuclear Weapons Centers; E.Avrorin - Problem of Conversion in the U.S. Military Electronics Industry; J.Ruina - Conversion of Space R&D; N.Anfimov & N.Severtsev - PART IV: THE WAY FORWARD - Preventive Arms Control as Prerequisite for Conversion of Military-Related R&D; J.Altmann, W.Liebert, G.Neuneck & J.Scheffran - Preventing Destabilizing Military Applications; W.A.Smit - Index