Inheriting the bomb : the collapse of the USSR and the nuclear disarmament of Ukraine
Among the various factors that contributed to Ukraine's nuclear renunciation, including diplomatic pressure from the United States and Russia and domestic economic woes, the NPT stands out as a salient force that provided an international framework for managing the Soviet nuclear collapse.
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,
2022
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Johns Hopkins Nuclear History and Contemporary Affairs
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| Schlagworte: | Nuclear weapons Nuclear nonproliferation Kernwaffe Atomare Abrüstung Entmilitarisierung Kontrolle Nonproliferation Kernwaffenfreie Zone Rüstungsbegrenzung Diplomatie mehr... |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (329 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | Among the various factors that contributed to Ukraine's nuclear renunciation, including diplomatic pressure from the United States and Russia and domestic economic woes, the NPT stands out as a salient force that provided an international framework for managing the Soviet nuclear collapse. Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Introduction -- Part I: Soviet Nuclear Collapse -- 1 Soviet Collapse and Nuclear Weapons -- 2 Preventing Soviet Nuclear Collapse -- 3 The Road to Lisbon: Proliferation vs. Succession -- 4 Belarus and Kazakhstan: Paths Not Taken -- Part II: Ukraine: Negotiating a Nuclear Exception -- 5 The Road to Nuclear Renunciation -- 6 From Renunciation to Ownership -- 7 Nuclear Ownership and Deterrence -- 8 From Ownership to Renunciation -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (329 pages) Illustrationen, Karten |
| ISBN: | 9781421445397 1421445395 9781421445380 1421445387 |