The Weapons Legacy of the Cold War

Abstract

Introduction, Dietrich Schroeer and Alessandro Pascolini the future of high technology in military affairs, Dietrich Schroeer the impact of the military-industrial complex on society, Gert G. Harigel problems of reconversion from the military to the civilian sector, Georgi Arbatov US-Russian cooperation on fissile material security and disposition, Frank von Hippel and Oleg Bukharin unintentional nuclear fire after the Cold War and arms control, Ciro Zoppo nuclear disarmament - the view from Russia, Anatoli Diakov implications of the comprehensive nuclear test ban for nuclear modernization and proliferation, Eric Arnett a nuclear weapon free world - is it desirable? is it possible? is it probable? Francesco Calogero post-Cold War weapons reduction - the role of NATO, Lamberto Zannier the new verification game and technologies at our disposal, Patricia Lewis the Open Skies Treaty - a cooperative approach to confidence building and arms control, Hartwig Spitzer Russia's nuclear policy after the USSR, Ioury Federov implications of the Cold War military legacy in Northern Europe, Arto Nokkala the new world order and the tempo of militant Islam, Hilal Khashan.