Description
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAn excellent study of how the process of [Ukraine's] disarmament unfolded. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including some Ukrainian sources not tapped before, Budjeryn details in great depth the internal deliberations of the Ukrainian government and the intensive rounds of negotiations among the U.S., Russia and the three non-Russian republics.
Inheriting the Bomb is essential reading for anyone interested in issues of disarmament and nonproliferation.
—Daniel Larison,
Responsible StatecraftInheriting the Bomb: The Collapse of the USSR and the Nuclear Disarmament of Ukraine adds depth [and]...provides a rich description of an important historical example of nuclear disarmament and calls attention to specific tensions between nuclear weapons and state security.
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Army Control TodayBudjeryn's deeply researched book,...has obvious relevance today.
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Lawfare[
Inheriting the Bomb] provides a comprehensive background to understand the genesis of Ukrainian resistance through well-researched archival documents related to diplomatic negotiations between Russians and Americans and Ukraine's internal debates, among others.
Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Prologue
Introduction
Part 1. Soviet Nuclear Disintegration
Chapter 1. Soviet Collapse and Nuclear Weapons
Chapter 2. Preventing Soviet Nuclear Disintegration
Chapter 3. The Road to Lisbon: Proliferation v. Succession
Chapter 4. Belarus and Kazakhstan: Paths not Taken
Part 2. Ukraine: Negotiating a Nuclear Exception
Chapter 5. The Road to Nuclear Renunciation
Chapter 6. From Renunciation to Ownership
Chapter 7. Nuclear Ownership and Deterrence
Chapter 8. From Ownership to Renunciation
In Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
