The Soviet nuclear weapon legacy
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The Soviet nuclear weapon legacy
（SIPRI research report, no. 10）
Oxford University Press, 1995
- : pbk
- : cloth
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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: cloth ISBN 9780198291923
Description
This study describes the control systems and technological base of the nuclear weapons complex of the former Soviet Union. It describes the nuclear disarmament steps already taken and the choices to be made safely to dispose of the excess fissile material. The book assesses the risks of loss of centralized control and of proliferation of nuclear hardware and knowledge both inside and outside the former Soviet Union.
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: pbk ISBN 9780198291978
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The breakup of the Soviet Union left a cold war nuclear legacy consisting of tens of thousands of nuclear weapons and a sprawling infrastructure for their production and maintenance.
The Soviet Nuclear Weapon Legacy examines the fate of this vast nuclear weapon complex and the unprecedented non-proliferation challenges associated with the breakup of a nuclear weapon state. It describes the high-level diplomatic bargaining efforts to consolidate in Russia the nuclear weapons based in newly independent Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine and to strengthen central control over these weapons. It surveys the problems associated with dismantling nuclear weapons and the
difficulties involved in safely storing and disposing of large stockpiles of fissile material. It reviews the key provisions of the principal nuclear arms control measures and initiatives, including the START I and START II treaties. Finally, the authors assess the contribution of international assistance
programmes to the denuclearization process under way in the former Soviet Union.
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