The Weapons Legacy of the Cold War
Problems and Opportunities
Published on 9. October 1997
Book
Hardback
350 pages
978-1-85521-945-8 (ISBN)
Description
This text is made up of articles presented at the 18th Summer School of ISODARCO, the theme of which was "The Weapons Legacy of the Cold War: Problems and Opportunites". The papers present a review of the current situation in international security as created by the Cold war, and how the end of the Cold war is likely to change the situation. The range of topics covered is broad since the ending of the Cold war has created changes in many aspects of international security, but the theme of the weapons legacy of the Cold War and the possible changes in it, tie the articles together. Specific topics discussed include changes in technology policy after the Cold War, military technology, problems of converting military technologies to civilian uses, nuclear weapons and their security, and nuclear disarmament.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 159 mm
Width: 224 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85521-945-8 (9781855219458)
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Content
Introduction, Dietrich Schroeer and Alessandro Pascolini; the future of high technology in military affairs, Dietrich Schroeer; the impact of the military-industrial complex on society, Gert G. Harigel; problems of reconversion from the military to the civilian sector, Georgi Arbatov; US-Russian cooperation on fissile material security and disposition, Frank von Hippel and Oleg Bukharin; unintentional nuclear fire after the Cold War and arms control, Ciro Zoppo; nuclear disarmament - the view from Russia, Anatoli Diakov; implications of the comprehensive nuclear test ban for nuclear modernization and proliferation, Eric Arnett; a nuclear weapon free world - is it desirable? is it possible? is it probable? Francesco Calogero; post-Cold War weapons reduction - the role of NATO, Lamberto Zannier; the new verification game and technologies at our disposal, Patricia Lewis; the Open Skies Treaty - a cooperative approach to confidence building and arms control, Hartwig Spitzer; Russia's nuclear policy after the USSR, Ioury Federov; implications of the Cold War military legacy in Northern Europe, Arto Nokkala; the new world order and the tempo of militant Islam, Hilal Khashan.