Moscow Dmz: The Story of the International Effort to Convert Russian Weapons Science to Peaceful Purposes: The Story of the International Effort to Co (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781563246265)

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.

Author: Glenn E. Schweitzer
ISBN-10: 1563246260
ISBN-13: 9781563246265
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 03/31/1996
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.89d