Controlling Nuclear Weapons and Preventing Arms Proliferation in the Former Soviet Union

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The disintegration of the former Soviet Union is often celebrated in the West as a victory of democratic ideals and institutions over a repressive communist regime. The collapse of communism in the Soviet Union is definitely worth heralding. but it's important to note that the creations of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) imposes new challenges on the West. These challenges are abundant and they fall into all the categories that impact Western interests: economic, political and national security. Looking specifically at national security interests, the West needs to pay close attention to current CIS military capabilities particularly the status of centralized control over CIS nuclear forces and the drawdown of those forces. Equally important is the need to monitor an emerging tendency for CIS states to market military capabilities abroad. This paper will analyze both of these issues and argue that the United States must take the lead in ensuring the CIS acts responsibly in

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