Moscow DMZ: The Story of the International Effort to Convert Russian Weapons Science to Peaceful Purposes: The Story of the International Effort to Convert Russian Weapons Science to Peaceful Purposes

Schweitzer, Glenn E.

ISBN 10: 1563246260 / ISBN 13: 9781563246265

Published by Routledge, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Moscow DMZ: The Story of the International Effort to Convert Russian Weapons Science to Peaceful Purposes: The Story of the International Effort to Convert Russian Weapons Science to Peaceful Purposes
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1563246260
• ISBN 13: 9781563246265
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

As the Soviet Union was collapsing in late 1991, reports began to reach the West about agents "shopping" for weapons systems - and weapons scientists - in the beleaguered Soviet military-industrial complex. In response, the United States, the European Community, and Japan, in cooperation with the Russian government, created a program to reemploy Soviet scientific personnel in civilian projects dealing with the legacy of the Soviet system - a polluted environment, unsafe nuclear power facilities, and economic underdevelopment. In this fascinating first-person account, the American environmental scientist who led the effort to establish the International Science and Technology Center in Moscow tells the diplomatic, scientific, and human story behind a remarkable post-Cold War conversion initiative.

About the Author

Schweitzer, Glenn E.