What's in a Pipe
Nato's Confrontation on the 1962 Large-Diameter Pipe Embargo
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4023971 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roberto Cantoni (0000-0002-2526-2336, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 67-96 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Technology and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-165X • E-ISSN: 1097-3729 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/tech.2017.0002 |
| PMID | 28569705 |
| OpenAlex | W2588206829 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 18 |
By the late 1950s, the Soviet Union had acquired a strong position as a world oil exporter, thanks to major discoveries in the Ural-Volga area. In order to transport their oil to strategic areas within the Union and to Europe, the Soviets devised a project to build a colossal pipeline system. This plan caused anxiety at NATO since Russian oil could be wielded as a weapon to weaken the West both militarily and economically. In order to complete the system, however, the Soviets needed large-diameter steel pipes and equipment, which they had to import from the West. Thus in 1961 the U.S. delegation at NATO proposed a comprehensive embargo of large-diameter pipes in order to delay the system's construction. I argue that the definition of what oil pipes were as technological artifacts, as well as their final content, was ultimately shaped by the NATO debate on this U.S. proposition
Archaeology · Business · Capital (architecture) · Delegation · Economics · Economy · International trade · Order (exchange) · Pipeline (software) · Political science · Politics · Position (finance) · Soviet union · Engineering · Finance · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · Law · Mechanical Engineering · Nuclear Issues and Defense · Twentieth Century Scientific Developments
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,55 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2022 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |