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Reassessing the role of nuclear deterrence Although deterrence will not disappear, current and future threats to international security will present relatively fewer situations in which deterrence, least of all nuclear deterrence, will be the most effective tool of statecraft. Drawn from the third in a series of conferences at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University on the nuclear legacy of the cold war, this report summarizes the contri...

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Drawn from a series of conferences on the nuclear legacy of the cold war, this report examines the importance of deterrence, from its critical function in the cold war to its current role. The authors highlight the ways in which deterrence has been shaped by surrounding conditions and circumstances, look at the prospective reliability of deterrence as a tool of statecraft, and examine the challenges of 'weaponless deterrence'.

Explores how nuclear deterrence should be understood seventy years after the first nuclear tests. These essays, edited by George P. Shultz and James E. Goodby, challenge outdated deterrence theories and show a clear need to re-examine notions from the Cold War that no longer fit present circumstances. They argue that a world without nuclear weapons is a desirable objective.

This collection of essays examines the practical steps necessary to address the current security challenges of nuclear weapons and to move toward the Reykjavik goal of eliminating all nuclear weapons. The distinguished group of contributors includes former officials of the past six US administrations along with senior scholar and scientific experts on nuclear issues.