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U.S. nuclear weapons policy / William J. Perry and Brent Scowcroft, chairs ; Charles D. Ferguson, project director.

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U.S. nuclear weapons policy / William J. Perry and Brent Scowcroft, chairs ; Charles D. Ferguson, project director.
Publication
New York : Council on Foreign Relations, c2009.

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Additional Authors
  • Scowcroft, Brent
  • Perry, William J.
  • Perry, William James, 1927-
  • Ferguson, Charles D.
  • Council on Foreign Relations.
Description
xxii, 125 p.; 23 cm.
Summary
The report notes that in the near term nuclear weapons will remain a fundamental element of U.S. national security. For this reason it emphasizes the importance of maintaining a safe, secure, and reliable deterrent nuclear force and makes recommendations on this front. The report also offers measures to advance important goals such as preventing nuclear terrorism and bolstering the nuclear nonproliferation regime -- foreword (ix).
Series Statement
Independent task force report ; no. 62
Uniform Title
Independent task force report ; no. 62.
Alternative Title
US nuclear weapons policy
Subject
  • Nuclear nonproliferation
  • Nuclear disarmament
  • Nuclear weapons > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-106).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The Need for a New Policy Assessment -- The New Security Environment -- U.S.-Russia Relations -- U.S.-China Relations -- Preventing Proliferation -- Security Practices and the Future of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex --Recommendations.
ISBN
  • 9780876094204
  • 0876094205
OCLC
425958177
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library