Technology Transfer

This title was first published in 2000: The theme of this collection of essays is "e;technology transfer"e;. The topic has three major aspects: the interchange of technologies between military and civilian applications - "e;spin-off"e;, "e;dual use"e;, "e;conversion"e; and "e;diversification"e; fall under this heading; the proliferation of military arms, which could occur either through arms races between developed nations or through the transfer of military technology from developed arms industries to less developed nations - "e;proliferation"e;, "e;arms races"e; and "e;arms control agreements"e; fall under this heading; and the transfer of civilian technologies from developing nations to less developed nations. The expression, "e;North-South transfer"e; and the idea of "e;development"e; come under this final section. The essays offer examination of all three aspects.