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

by Schweitzer,Glenn E.

• ISBN13: 9781563246258
• ISBN10: 1563246252
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-03-31
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Prologue	p. 3
Fear of a Weapons Brain Drain Stirs International Action	p. 16
Planning Proceeds Despite a Recalcitrant Parliament	p. 35
Diplomatic Dodges Around the Parliament	p. 60
The International Center Goes into Fast Forward	p. 77
Putting the Weaponeers to Work	p. 100
Harnessing Hostile Technologies for Peaceful Purposes	p. 121
Conversion Activities Attract Few Paying Customers	p. 139
Can Research and Development Recover in Russia?	p. 159
American Organizations Seek Out Russian Researchers	p. 175
Replicating the Istc Model	p. 192
Epilogue	p. 213
Notes	p. 223
Chronology of Significant Events Leading to Establishment of Istc	p. 239
Index	p. 287
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