Science in the pursuit of peace: the success and future of the ISTC
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The International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) in Moscow, Russia, has made remarkable progress in its efforts to help prevent the proliferation of the science of weapons of mass destruction following the disintegration of the Soviet Union. The ISTC has been successful in keeping weapons scientists from migrating to proliferant or rogue states despite the decline in financial support for Russia's defense research and development program. However, the continued financial assistance of the US and other parties for the center's research efforts is critical to its existence.
Publication Name: Arms Control Today
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0196-125X
Year: 1998
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The upward surge
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The great fire in Chicago in 1871 destroyed all office buildings made of wood. The first skyscraper was built during the reconstruction of the city to answer the need for a fire-resistant building. Architects of the day also wanted a design that would make maximum use of available land. To build the ideal structure, they employed new technologies that permitted them to build higher instead of larger buildings. Architects used the emerging electric power transmission technology to realize a useful skyscraper.
Publication Name: Electric Perspectives
Subject: Petroleum, energy and mining industries
ISSN: 0364-474X
Year: 1993
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Robinson, Randall
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Randall Robinson's good leadership qualities has made lobbying group, TransAfrica, succeed in improving US foreign policy in Africa and the Caribbean. After getting drafted in the Army, Robinson continued to pursue his studies and graduated from Harvard Law School. He was involved in the hunger strike in 1994, in protest for the treatment of Haitian refugees.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1998
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