Ukraine's nuclear dilemma
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Ukraine's reluctance to ratify the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) agreements results from major political and economic problems. Late 1992 brought a foreign policy crisis due to the absence of a clear doctrine on Eastern Europe's changing geopolitics, a lack of allies and Russian reluctance to give up direct influence in the former Soviet Union. The Ukrainian energy industry's dependence on Russian nuclear power was also an issue. Due to the country's tenuous economic and political situation, the best option is to ratify Start I and delay the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty until 1995.
Publication Name: The World Today
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0043-9134
Year: 1993
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Nuclear accidents waiting to happen
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Nuclear safety in the former Soviet Union has not improved since the Chernobyl accident in 1986. Many experts think another nuclear accident like Chernobyl is likely unless the safety of the Russian RBMK and VVER-440 nuclear reactors is improved. The World Bank estimates that capital costs of improving the safety of high-risk reactors would be at least $18,000 mil. The G-7 countries have shown no willingness to given even a significant part of this amount. The Russians need a culture emphasizing nuclear safety and a national regulatory system with teeth.
Publication Name: The World Today
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0043-9134
Year: 1996
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Privatizing section 1983 immunity: the prison guard's dilemma
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The US Supreme Court in Richardson v. McKnight incorrectly held that prison guards employed by a private company contracting with the state of Tennessee have no qualified immunity under 42 U.S.C. 1983. Denying the benefits of the judicial reasonableness standard to private actors who perform functions identical to state actors is formalistic. It also may encourage the continuance of poor prison conditions and reduce the importance of cases involving severe civil rights abuses.
Publication Name: Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0193-4872
Year: 1997
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