The Experience of the US Defense Industry Conversion after the Cold War
https://doi.org/10.48137/2074-2975_2021_3_42
Abstract
According to the author, the experience of converting the US defense industry after the Cold War can be used in the implementation of conversion in Russia. The article examines the actions of the US authorities to develop a conversion policy, the adoption of appropriate programs and their legislative design, analyzes the problems faced by the conversion in the United States, and its conflicting results.
About the Author
M. V. Alexandrov
Moscow State Institute of International Relations
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
ALEXANDROV Mikhail V. – PhD in Political Science and International Relations, Senior Expert at the Centre for Military and Political Studies
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For citations:
Alexandrov M.V. The Experience of the US Defense Industry Conversion after the Cold War. Обозреватель–Observer. 2021;(3):42-51. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.48137/2074-2975_2021_3_42
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