Ukraine’s Nuclear History

Part of the Contributions to International Relations Book Series

Editors: Sinovets, Polina

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-90661-0

ISBN: 978-3-030-90660-3

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Feb 13, 2022

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Chapter 1Introduction

Sinovets, Polina

Pages: 1 –7

[The introduction explains the uniqueness, the reasoning, and the roots of the monograph as well as the aim of the authors referring to the new sources in understanding the nuclear history of Ukraine. The key notions and expressions, used in the monograph are explained. The authors evaluate main...
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Chapter 2Ukraine’s Contribution to the Soviet Union’s Nuclear Programme

Maksymenko, Iryna; Cheban, Oleksandr; Kuzmin, Denys; Chumak, Dmytro

Pages: 9 –81

[The authors of the chapter try to explain in that way Ukraine contributed to the Soviet Union Nuclear Programme, both military and peaceful. The arguments are developed in three subchapters. The first section provides a retrospective analysis of nuclear physics development on the territory of...
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Chapter 3Nuclear Disarmament of Ukraine

Sinovets, Polina; Izhak, Oleksii; Galaka, Sergiy; Maksymenko, Iryna; Perepelytsa, Hryhorii

Pages: 83 –173

[The authors of the chapter try to answer the question to what extent nuclear choice of Ukraine was real after the break-up of the USSR and what forcers in Ukraine drove to the decision to get rid of all nuclear weapons. The authors suggest evaluating the process of nuclear disarmament of Ukraine...
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Chapter 4Nuclear Energy in Independent Ukraine

Chumak, Dmytro; Izhak, Oleksii

Pages: 175 –257

[This chapter presents retrospective of the nuclear energy development in Ukraine from its independence until 2018. It demonstrates the role of nuclear energy for Ukraine’s economy, turning points within the observed period, and development of the key sector’s elements. In particular, first part...
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Chapter 5Conclusion: Lessons to Be Learned

Sinovets, Polina

Pages: 259 –264

[The ambitions of this research have been to analyze in detail Ukraine’s specific role in the nuclear history from the early Soviet years up to recent times as well as the impact of Ukraine’s nuclear disarmament and security assurances issue on the NPT regime. The broad aims of this publication...

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