| Proliferation Concerns: Assessing U.S. Efforts to Help Contain Nuclear and Other Dangerous Materials and Technologies in the Former Soviet Uni Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Policy and Global Affairs (Author), Office of International Affairs (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309057418 ISBN-13: 9780309057417 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $50.35 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1997 Annotation: The successor states of the former Soviet Union have enormous stocks of weaponsusable nuclear material and other militarily significant commodities and technologies. Preventing the flow of such items to countries of proliferation concern and terrorist groups is a major objective of U.S. national security policy. This book reviews the effectiveness of two U.S. programs directed to this objective. These programs have supported the efforts of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakstan in upgrading the physical protection, control, and accountability of highly enriched uranium and plutonium and strengthening systems to control the export of many types of militarily sensitive items. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - Arms Control - Political Science | Security (national & International) - Technology & Engineering | Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 327.174 |
| LCCN: 97066336 |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 6.06" W x 9" (0.60 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The successor states of the former Soviet Union have enormous stocks of weapons-usable nuclear material and other militarily significant commodities and technologies. Preventing the flow of such items to countries of proliferation concern and to terrorist groups is a major objective of U.S. national security policy. This book reviews the effectiveness of two U.S. programs directed to this objective. These programs have supported the efforts of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakstan in upgrading the physical protection, control, and accountability of highly enriched uranium and plutonium and strengthening systems to control the export of many types of militarily sensitive items. |