title: Ukraine’s Nuclear Disarmament: A History
abstract: It is not every day that a nuclear arsenal falls into a country's lap.Yet this is exactly what happened as the USSR dissolved in 1991 and Ukraine inherited the globe's third-largest cache, with nearly 4,000 strategic and tactical weapons.For officials in the newly independent nation who had never grappled with nuclear management, the challenge was both daunting and intriguing, but ultimately overwhelming, as Kiev transferred all its warheads to the Russian Federation.Detailed firsthand accounts 
journal: Political Science Quarterly