Backgrounder posted February 19, 1992 by Jay Kosminsky
U.S.-Russian Cooperation Can Reduce Nuclear Risks of Soviet Breakup
Introduction
The backbone of the former Soviet Union was its military-
scientific complex. Pampered and protected by the Soviet ancien
regime, it remained largely intact as the empire and then the Union
itself crumbled. Today the thousands of scientists, technicians,
and bureaucrats of this vast weapons complex face drastically
reduced funding and in many cases unemployment…
Backgrounder posted July 12, 1991 by Jay Kosminsky
The Defense Budget Debate: Is Bush Asking The Right Questions?
INTRODUCTION
As the Senate this month begins its consideration of the fiscal
1992 Pentagon budget, it already is certain that over the next five
years the military machine that won the Cold War and defeated Iraq
will be largely dismantled. Thousands of weapons are destined for
the scrapheap; hundreds of thousands of professional soldiers,
sailors, and…
Backgrounder Update posted October 25, 1990 by Jay Kosminsky
The Defense Bill, with Its Priorities Wrong, Deserves a Veto
(Archived document, may contain errors)
Washington's creeping political paralysis has overtaken the defense budget. After weeks of negotiation among House and Senate conferees, a defense authorization bill will be on George Bush's desk. Like other budget compromises forged in recent weeks, it ducks the tough issues and…
Backgrounder Update posted March 15, 1990 by Jay Kosminsky, Douglas Seay
A Roadmap for German Unification
(Archived document, may contain errors) 3/15/90 129 A ROADMAP FOR GERMAN UNIFICATION (Updating Backgrounder No. 740, "What America Can Do About the German Question, Which Again Haunts Europe," November 16, 1989.) As the two Germanies move with increasing rapidity toward unification, Washington must play an…
Backgrounder Update posted February 5, 1990 by Jay Kosminsky
Bush Should Move Full Speed on Conventional Arms Limits, Slow on Nuclear
(Archived document, may contain errors) 2/5/90 124 BUSH SHOULD MOVE FULL SPEED ON CONVENTIONAL ARMS LIMITS, SLOW ON NUCLEAR (Updating BacA;grounder No. 725, "A U.S. Agenda for the Conventional Forces Reduction Talks," September 1, 1989, and Backgrounder No. 684, "In Nuclear ArmsTalks, Go Slow on START," January…
Backgrounder Update posted October 26, 1989 by Jay Kosminsky
Moscow Arms for Arms Control
(Archived document, may contain errors) 10/26/89 118 MOSCOW ARMS FOR ARMS CONTROL (Updating Backgrounder No. 725, "A U.S. Agenda for the Conventional Forces Reduction Talks," September 1, 1989, and Backgrounder No. 684, "In Nuclear Arms Talks, Go Slow on START," January 11, 1989.) East-West arms control…