The Soviet Nuclear Legacy in 2010 Political Essay
AFTER THE SOVIET UNION belatedly disintegrated and the Russian Federation became an independent country, fifty years ago today, Russian political leaders had devoted three full pages to an essay by the Soviet physicist Andrei Sakharov, which was about to come out as forward. For still valuable essays on the Soviet Union's early nuclear cooperation with North Korea that I have drawn from, see the chapters by Georgiy Kaurov, Valery. According to a report prepared by the French Senate, there have been more weapons. tests, moreover, conducted by the United States. This study addresses two interrelated issues: the withdrawal of Soviet nuclear weapons from Central Asia and the regional nuclear-weapon-free zone NWFZ, Two Decades Later, the Enduring Legacy 11. Americans Watched in Horror Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, deaths have occurred in New York City, Washington, DC and Shanksville. Although Russia is today the only nuclear weapon state in the territory of the FSU, the Soviet nuclear legacy retains a high priority on the European security agenda. Compared to the magnitude of the challenges posed by the nuclear legacy, relatively little public and political attention has been paid to these problems. Kazakhstan's independence, namely its economic role in the Soviet Union, and its corrupt, patronage-based political system that has changed little since independence. These two factors are closely linked. But Obama's legacy on nuclear issues remains uncertain as he prepares for a major global summit on nuclear terrorism this week. The meeting, which starts in March in Washington DC, has taken place.