Arms on the market [electronic book] : reducing the risk of proliferation in the former Soviet Union

Almost overnight, the massive military-industrial assets of the Soviet Union came under the jurisdiction of fifteen states instead of one established government. While only four states inherited weapons of mass destruction, most of the fifteen states of the former Soviet Union can produce sensitive materials and equipment. Because all the states serve as transit points for both legal commerce and illegal smuggling, developing export control systems in all the newly independent states (NIS) has become the cornerstone of the global effort to reduce the risk of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Arms on the Market is the first book to tackle this difficult subject. Not only does it explore the various theoretical approaches that help us understand the development of export control systems in the nis, but it also introduces a unique method for measuring and comparing export control development. This volume examines the challenges facing the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union in controlling and monitoring military-related exports now that border controls and the movement of sensitive items are so much harder to regulate. Since the demise of the Soviet Union and subsequent end of the Cold War, government and scholarly communities have paid increasing attention to the potential proliferation threat emanating from the former Soviet region. Edited By Gary K. Bertsch And Suzette R. Grillot. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.