Ukrainian Nuclear History and the Budapest Memorandum with Mariana Budjeryn
Episode 4 – Mariana Budjeryn
In this episode of International History Declassified, Kian and Pieter speak with Dr. Mariana Budjeryn of Harvard University's Belfer Center. Dr. Budjeryn explains the significance of the Budapest Memorandum, which was signed 25 years ago on the heels of the collapse of the Soviet Union, and which made Ukraine one of the few countries to give up its nuclear arsenal. Dr. Budjeryn also provides fascinating insight into her experiences researching in Ukrainian archives and interviewing Soviet generals.
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Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center
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