Less Than Zero: Bursting the New Disarmament Bubble
Journal
Foreign Affairs
ISSN
0015-7120
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2011-01
Author(s)
Abstract
A response is presented to the article "Less Than Zero" by Josef Joffe and James Davis, which appeared in the January/February 2011 issue. In that article Joffe and Davis made an argument against the elimination of nuclear weapons. The authors of the current article say the dangers of terrorism and nuclear proliferation overshadow any benefits of maintaining nuclear arsenals. They dispute the contention of Joffe and Davis that nations become more vulnerable to attack as they reduce their nuclear arsenals, and assert that capacities to uncover covert nuclear-weapons programs are more robust than Joffe and Davis claim.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to practical use / society
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Council on Foreign Relations
Publisher place
New York
Volume
90
Number
1
Start page
7
End page
15
Pages
2
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
224124