Disarming Military Industries

The author notes in the preface that an opportunity for significant cuts in nuclear and conventional forces by major global powers has appeared. Presenting the evidence that the West can cope successfully with disarmament, he identifies policies which need to be adopted for that end.

Inhalt
The study of defence conversion since 1945; the global arms race; the impact of high military expenditures; the major western defence industries; the economic approach to conversion; limitations of economic models; the defence policy approach to conversion; defence industry diversification and conversion; historical legacy of conversion initiatives; conversion - a theoretical framework.