Book ID: CBB152427066

Doomed to Cooperate: How American and Russian Scientists Joined Forces to Avert Some of the Greatest Post-Cold War Nuclear Dangers (2016)

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Hecker, Siegfried S. (Editor)


Bathtub Row Press


Publication Date: 2016
Physical Details: 540, 436
Language: English

Doomed to Cooperate tells the remarkable story of nuclear scientists from two former enemy nations, Russia and the United States, who reached across political, geographic, and cultural divides to confront, together, the new nuclear threats that resulted from the collapse of the Soviet Union. Using the lingua franca of science and technology, the brilliant minds and unparalleled scientific nuclear programs of Russian and the United States embarked upon more than two decades of cooperation to avert the loss of nuclear weapons, nuclear materials, nuclear weapons expertise, and the export of sensistive nuclear technologies during a time of economic and political turmoil in the newly formed Russian Federation--a herculean endeavor known as lab-to-lab cooperation. This two-volume set shares the, as yet, untold story of lab-to-lab cooperation, and for the first time, many Russian nuclear scientists and leaders share their perspectives on this slice of nuclear history. With over 200 Russian and American contributors in papers, vignettes, and interviews, Doomed to Cooperate presents the challenges to cooperation, the trust and true friendships built in collaboration, and the successes of the hundreds of scientists, engineers, and political leaders who came together to make the world a safer place. (Publisher)

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Authors & Contributors
Susan Colbourn
Padgett, Philip
Elisabeth Roehrlich
Mausbach, Wilfried
Maharaj, Ashok
Krige, John
Concepts
Foreign relations; diplomacy
Cold War
International cooperation
Nuclear weapons; atomic weapons
Technology and politics
International relations
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, late
21st century
20th century, early
Places
United States
Soviet Union
Japan
Europe
Great Britain
Middle and Near East
Institutions
League of Nations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Geophysical Year (IGY)
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
United States Air Force (USAF)
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