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Disarmament in the Time of Perestroika: Arms Control and the End of the Soviet Union Paperback – September 1, 2022

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Disarmament in the Time of Perestroika is the definitive history of the implementation of the INF Treaty signed by Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan in all its complexities, and the lengths both sides went to “trust, but verify” this successful and unique historic disarmament process. It demonstrates how two nations fundamentally at odds with one another could come together and rid the world of weapons which threatened international peace and security and, indeed, all of humanity. Those engaged were pioneers in what was to be the new frontier of superpower arms control―on-site inspection―that would define compliance verification for future treaties and agreements to come. Their work represents not just a guide to but the standard upon which all future on-site inspections will be based and judged.
Ritter traces in great detail the formation of the On-Site Inspection Agency, who was involved, and how a technologically advanced compliance verification system was installed outside the gates of one of the most sensitive military industrial facilities in the remote Soviet city of Votkinsk, nestled in the foothills of the Ural Mountains in the Soviet Union. He draws upon his own personal history― occasionally hilarious, occasionally fraught with peril― as well as the recollections of the other inspectors and personnel involved, and an extensive archive of reports and memoranda relating to the work of OSIA to tell the story of how OSIA was created, and the first three years of inspection operations at the Votkinsk portal monitoring facility. The Votkinsk Portal, circa December 1988, was the wild, wild East of arms control, a place where the inspectors and inspected alike were writing the rules of the game as it played out before them.
This treaty implementation did not occur in a geopolitical vacuum. Ritter captures, on a human level, the historic changes taking place inside the Soviet Union under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev due to the new policies of perestroika and glasnost that gripped the Soviet Union during this time, and their real and meaningful impact on the lives of the Soviet people, and the economic functioning of the Soviet nation. Much of it was for the worse.
The INF treaty was not only born of these new policies, but also helped trigger meaningful changes inside the Soviet Union due to the economic and political implications brought on by the cessation of missile production in a factory town whose lifeblood was missile production.
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“An absorbing account of how the U.S. verified the key agreement that ended the Cold War. Should be read and absorbed by all who wonder how we can overcome the rush to war today.”
―JACK MATLOCK, former US Ambassador to the Soviet Union

“Scott Ritter’s page-turner focuses on his role as inspector monitoring Soviet implementation of the US - Russia INF treaty of 1987 ― a near-miraculous agreement under which an entire class of short- and intermediate-range nuclear missiles was actually destroyed... Scott gives us a fascinatingly intimate account of the bumpy on-site road to effective inspection/verification. Bumpy even in the presence of the mutual trust existing at the time. That trust is now squandered. God help us.”
―RAY McGOVERN, Former senior CIA analyst for Soviet/Russian affairs

"Scott Ritter's book could not be timelier. He transports us back to an era where the world stood on the brink of a nuclear apocalypse. With an intimacy and eye for detail that only comes from having experienced the events he describes firsthand, Ritter walks us through the threat posed to the world by intermediate-range nuclear missiles, and the amazing work done by the American inspectors and Soviet factory workers tasked by their respective governments to eliminate them. In the process, Ritter and the characters in his narrative help create the conditions for one-time enemies to learn to live together in peace." ―DANIEL ELLSBERG, author, The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner

"Ritter's riveting personal history of nuclear arms control as seen from the inside, with its intense personal and institutional conflicts, could not come at a more propitious moment. Ritter is telling us that America's dispute with Russia today must not prevent the renewal of serious arms talks, with all of their difficulty." SEYMOUR HERSH, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Investigative Journalist

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Scott Ritter is a former Marine intelligence officer who served in the former Soviet Union, implementing arms control agreements, and on the staff of General Norman Schwartzkopf during the Gulf War, where he played a critical role in the hunt for Iraqi SCUD missiles. From 1991 until 1998, Mr. Ritter served as a Chief Inspector for the United Nations in Iraq, leading the search for Iraq’s proscribed weapons of mass destruction. Mr. Ritter was a vocal critic of the American decision to go to war with Iraq. He is author of 9 books, and is widely interviewed.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clarity Press (September 1, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 370 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1949762610
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1949762617
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.19 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches
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Valery
5.0 out of 5 stars Very deep understanding of Russian soul
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2022
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I live in Russia and study English for self development. I’ve read this book with pleasure. It contains two lines of narration: a story about adventures of Scott in Russia and deep analysis of Soviet/Russian history 1980-2000. I can confirm that you can trust this book. I lived that time and have experienced most of events described. Scott Ritter is American patriot from my point of view. He’s trying to reduce a risk of nuclear war between our nations. The book is easy to read, contains a lot of humor.
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Bill
5.0 out of 5 stars A perspective of history that needs more attention.
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2023
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Scott Ritter gives us an insight into a time and place that was pivotal then and relative today.
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Zigfried
5.0 out of 5 stars Great work by a courageous man!
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2023
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A must read for pursuers of truth, especially of that troubled time.
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Arin S
5.0 out of 5 stars A blueprint for peace! Great read!
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2022
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If you like Scott Ritter and watch his videos online then you will love this book. Reads like a movie, def a page turner.
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Don A. Irwin
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book at a very important time
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2023
What Reagan and Gorbachev did was amazing. In very sharp contrast with the warmongers in power today, two nuclear arm Nation signing treaties to actually disarm. Amazing history told very well.
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F. Henley
5.0 out of 5 stars Most knowledgeable and objective citizen of 2023
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2023
Few authors are able to observe as closely and provides information about this important era of history. There was Stephen Cohen but he died before his last book was even published. Ritter is a driving force in the resolution of conflict that must be found asap. He’s on Utube every day. I’d get this book above all others to keep up to date.
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Victoria
5.0 out of 5 stars Disarmament in the time of Perestroika
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2023
This book is a piece of precious truth about Russia and Russians. If you wish to understand this world, then read this book.
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Ville Sarell
5.0 out of 5 stars Invaluable information in the times of amnesia (promoted by the media)
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2023
Highly recommended for everyone interested in the subject. Scott was THE pioneer of arms control (practical, on the ground).
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E.Till
5.0 out of 5 stars Sehr gelungenes Buch
Reviewed in Germany on October 18, 2023
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Sehr gelungenes Buch. Musste es jedoch erneut anderweitig beziehen, da Amazon nicht fähig scheint Bücher sorgsam zu verpacken.
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PalimPalim
5.0 out of 5 stars Temoignage historique de grande signification contemporaine.
Reviewed in France on May 2, 2023
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Temoignage historique de grande signification contemporaine, excellent style et facile a lire
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5.0 out of 5 stars Detailed
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 21, 2023
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We owe to to individuals like Mr Ritter to be where we are , because the then USA administration was half hearted when it comes to negotiating with the Soviets , because Americans called USSR the Evil Empire even though the chemical weapons were used on Vietnamese by Americans not soviets , even though Soviets were viewed much more positively across the Africa , Asia and Latin America.
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Vlad
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Book I have ever read
Reviewed in Australia on November 19, 2022
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This is a fascinating book. Highly recommend it!
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RJ
5.0 out of 5 stars A refreshingly honest book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2023
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A truly unique and timely book that is highly readable. An accurate and fully referenced firsthand account by the Weapons Inspector, Scott Ritter. From a time, when politicians sought to reduce the risk of an unwanted nuclear apocalypse. The Who’s Who list of praise for the book says it all and includes: a former US Ambassador to the Soviet Union; a Pulitzer Prize-Winning investigative journalist; and a former senior CIA analyst for Soviet/Russian affairs.
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