National security and technology transfer: the strategic dimensions of east-west trade
- eds.
Deterioration of detente in the wake of the ongoing Soviet arms buildup has focused sharply the east-west trade debate on the question of advanced technology transfer from the United States and its allies to the Soviet bloc. The transfer and acquisition of high technology have become central ingredients in superpower relations and are key elements of any national security policy. President Reagan, among others, has questioned the wisdom of the policies of the 1960s and early 1970s, when trade with the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe expanded rapidly. At recent industrial-nation summits, conferees of Western countries agreed to high-level review of their east-west technology trade policies. But in light of the apparent West European commitment to continue and expand trade with the east, as exemplified by the Siberian gas pipeline project, and the growing US opposition to such technology transfer, divisions between US and Western trade policies toward the East are likely to become increasingly acute in the years ahead. In this book, the editors have selected comprehensive and representative articles to examine the question of technology transfer from a variety of perspectives - political, economic, and military - emphasizing both the US and the Western allies' points of view and offering insights into the complex issues raised by the strategic dimensions of east-west trade.
- OSTI ID:
- 6701643
- Resource Relation:
- Related Information: Westview Special Studies in National Security and Defense Policy
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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