Soviet collapse and nuclear weapons -- Preventing Soviet nuclear disintegration -- The road to Lisbon : proliferation vs. succession -- Belarus and Kazakhstan : paths not taken -- The road to nuclear renunciation -- From renunciation to ownership -- Nuclear ownership and deterrence -- From ownership to renunciation
Summary
"The author investigates the history and politics surrounding the prevention of what could have been the single largest wave of nuclear proliferation when the Soviet collapse led to the emergence of three new nuclear states: Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine"-- Provided by publisher
