This book offers an assessment of the Final Report of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission and its implications for US nuclear policy. Contributors include John Burroughs, Jacqueline Cabasso, Felicity Ruby, Andrew Lichterman, Jennifer Nordstrom, Michael Spies, and Peter Weiss.

Acknowledgments | Abbreviations

Foreword

Executive Summary

Introduction | Notes | Bibliography

Part I: The International Framework

The International Framework | Notes | Bibliography

1.1: Treaty Regimes and International Law | Notes | Bibliography

1.2: The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty | Notes | Bibliography

1.3: The Role of the UN Security Council | Notes | Bibliography

1.4: The Breakdown of Disarmament Machinery | Notes | Bibliography

Part II: The U.S. Record

The U.S. Record | Notes | Bibliography

2.1: Article VI Non-Compliance | Notes | Bibliography

2.2: Preventive War and Counterproliferation | Notes | Bibliography

2.3: Nuclear Weapons Research and Development | Notes | Bibliography

2.4: Delivery Systems | Notes | Bibliography

2.5: Understanding U.S. Policy | Notes | Bibliography

Part III: Global Problems and Global Solutions

Global Problems and Global Solutions | Notes | Bibliography

3.1: Climate Change and Nuclear Power | Notes | Bibliography

3.2: Iran and the Nuclear Fuel-cycle | Notes | Bibliography

3.3: Toward Nuclear Abolition | Notes | Bibliography

Part IV: Civil Society and Change

Civil Society and Change | Notes | Bibliography

4.1: The Word as Arrow | Notes | Bibliography

4.2: A Gender Perspective | Notes | Bibliography

4.3: Redefining Security in Human Terms | Notes | Bibliography

Recommendations

Endnotes | Bibliography

Contributors and Sponsoring Organizations