ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book shows that the West Europeans have been actively expanding their commercial dealings with the Soviets and East Europeans. It argues that the embargo may have removed stumbling blocks to the development and production of Soviet high-capacity compressors. The book demonstrates that as many as 150 Soviet weapons systems contain Western technology. It also argues that there is a danger that trade and the exchange of technology between the US and the Soviet Union will, in the long run, undermine American military power. The book examines Soviet compressor production concludes that domestic output was probably adequate to meet the needs of the Yamburg pipeline. It also shows that in the area of computer technology the Soviets have had to rely on relatively inactive forms of transfer - scientific literature, industrial espionage, and reverse engineering.
