Nuclear myths (and realities)

Nuclear myths (and realities)

from Web Edition | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists by Kingston Reif

As the Obama administration contemplates further changes to US nuclear policy and posture in its second term, it will no doubt encounter opposition from those who argue that the world is too dangerous and complex to permit further reductions in US and global nuclear force levels. Critics will make many assertions in support of their case, but two claims in particular are likely to underpin their defense of the status quo.http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/columnists/kingston-reif/nuclear-myths-and-realities