4. The U .S. Nuclear Arsenal and Zero: Sizing and Planning for Use—Past, Present, and Future

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Foreword by William J. Perry xv
6. Introduction 1
7. How We Got to Where We Are
8. 1. The Vision of a World Free of Nuclear Weapons 11
9. 2. Advocacy for Nuclear Disarmament: A Global Revival? 28
10. 3. Is a World without Nuclear Weapons Attainable? Comparative Perspectives on Goals and Prospects 43
11. Past Decisions, Future Perspectives
12. 4. The U .S. Nuclear Arsenal and Zero: Sizing and Planning for Use—Past, Present, and Future 69
13. 5. Nuclear Deterrence, Disarmament, and Nonproliferation 90
14. 6. British Thinking on Nuclear Weapons 102
15. 7. France’s Nuclear Stance: Independence, Unilateralism, and Adaptation 124
16. 8. Challenges for U .S.-China Strategic Stability in the Obama Administration 149
17. Regional Consequences
18. 9. Europe, Nuclear Disarmament, and Non-Proliferation: What Next? 167
19. 10. Israel’s Nuclear Future: Iran, Opacity, and the Vision of Global Zero 187
20. 11. Iran Policy on the Way to Zero 206
21. 12. India and Nuclear Zero 224
22. Issues and Constraints
23. 13. Fissile Materials and Disarmament: Long-term Goals, Short-term Steps 245
24. 14. Nuclear Zero at the Weapons Laboratories 260
25. 15. Is the Civil Nuclear Industry Relevant to Nuclear Disarmament? 283
26. 16. Nuclear Abolition or Nuclear Umbrella? Choices and Contradictions in U .S. Proposals 296
27. 17. American Conventional Superiority: The Balancing Act 317
28. What Next?
29. 18. Steps toward a World Free of Nuclear Weapons 347
30. 19. Practical Steps toward Nuclear Zero 360
31. Contributor Biographies 385
32. index 391