Publisher's Synopsis
This volume examines the legacy of the technological confrontations of the ?Cold War?. While driven by technological concerns, the papers make strong contact with policy implications. They review various aspects of the current situation in international security and consider how the end of the cold war is likely to change its technological aspects. The range of topics covered is quite broad; but the contributions are tied together by the common threat of the weapons legacy of the Cold War. - - The contributions deal with military technology policy after the cold war; problems of nuclear weapons; general arms control after the Cold War; and post-Cold War regional issues with weaponry implications. Issues addressed include the military industrial complex; the conversion of industry from military to civilian production; the control, security and disposition of nuclear materials; the comprehensive nuclear test ban; the role of NATO in weapons reductions; treaty verification including the Open Skies Treaty; Russia?s nuclear policy; post Cold-War Northern Europe; and militant Islam.
