{"product_id":"inheriting-the-bomb-9781421445861","title":"Inheriting the Bomb","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn 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. \u003ci\u003eInheriting the Bomb\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone interested in issues of disarmament and nonproliferation.\u003cbr\u003e—Daniel Larison, \u003ci\u003eResponsible Statecraft\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eInheriting the Bomb: The Collapse of the USSR and the Nuclear Disarmament of Ukraine\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eArmy Control Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBudjeryn's deeply researched book,...has obvious relevance today.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLawfare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[\u003ci\u003eInheriting the Bomb\u003c\/i\u003e] 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1. Soviet Nuclear Disintegration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Soviet Collapse and Nuclear Weapons\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Preventing Soviet Nuclear Disintegration\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. The Road to Lisbon: Proliferation v. Succession\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Belarus and Kazakhstan: Paths not Taken\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2. Ukraine: Negotiating a Nuclear Exception\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e5. The Road to Nuclear Renunciation\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. From Renunciation to Ownership\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Nuclear Ownership and Deterrence\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. From Ownership to Renunciation\u003cbr\u003eIn Conclusion \u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408148668759,"sku":"9781421445861","price":26.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421445861.jpg?v=1730501767","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/inheriting-the-bomb-9781421445861","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}