Dangerous weapons, desperate states : Russia, Belarus, Kazakstan, and Ukraine

With the collapse of the USSR, fifteen fledgling sates inherited a massive Soviet arsenal, unstable political systems, and desperate economies. A "sell everything" mentality threatens to result in the largest arms bazaar in human history, and this potential "fire sale" includes weapons of mass destruction. This book addresses the challenges the new independent states (NIS) of the former Soviet Union (FSU) face in controlling and monitoring their sensitive, military-related exports. Dangerous Weapons, Desperate States explores the various theoretical approaches that help explain the development of nonproliferation export control systems in the NIS. The contributors, coming from both the FSU states and the US, provide a broad range of perspectives on the problems posed by the threat of proliferation. Cover 1 Praise for DANGEROUS WEAPONS, DESPERATE STATES 2 Title Page 3 Copyright Page 4 Table of Contents 5 ACRONYMS 7 PART I EXPORT CONTROLS, TRADE, AND SECURITY 8 1 INTRODUCTION: THE CHALLENGE OF NIS EXPORT CONTROL DEVELOPMENT 9 2 NIS SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION EXPORT CONTROLS 14 PART II EXPORT CONTROL DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW INDEPENDENT STATES 30 3 NUCLEAR EXPORT CONTROLS IN RUSSIA: THE PLAYERS AND THE PROCESS 31 4 EXPORT CONTROL DEVELOPMENTS IN UKRAINE 48 5 THE BELARUSIAN EXPORT CONTROL SYSTEM 78 6 EXPORT CONTROLS IN THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKSTAN 92 PART III PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF EXPORT CONTROL AND CURBING THE SPREAD OF WEAPONS 104 7 CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS EXPORT CONTROLS 105 8 THE POLITICS AND ECONOMICS OF RUSSIA'S CONVENTIONAL ARMS TRANSFERS 133 9 EXPORT CONTROLS AND NUCLEAR SMUGGLING IN RUSSIA 166 10 RUSSIA AND THE MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME 190 11 RUSSIA AND THE WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: A NEW MULTILATERAL EXPORT CONTROL REGIME FOR CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS AND DUAL-USE ITEMS 215 PART IV CONCLUSION 235 12 CONCLUSION 236 PART V APPENDICES 241 APPENDIX 1 PROLIFERATION CONCERNS 242 APPENDIX 2 EXPORT CONTROL DEVELOPMENTS IN RUSSIA, UKRAINE, BELARUS, AND KAZAKSTAN 262 CONTRIBUTORS 274 INDEX 276 Russia, Belarus, Kazakstan and Ukraine Gary K. Bertsch And William C. Potter, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Some may consider the tittle of this book-Dangerous Weapons, Desperate States-as hyperbole.