A Skeptic's Case for Nuclear Disarmament - 9780815725435

A Skeptic's Case for Nuclear DisarmamentAuthor(s): Michael E. O'Hanlon\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Brookings Institution\nISBN-13: 9780815725435, 978-0815725435\nSynopsis\nIn 2007 two former [url] secretaries of state, a defense secretary, and a former senator wrote persuasively in the Wall Street Journal that the time had come to move seriously toward a nuclear-free world. Almost two years later, the Global Zero movement was born with its chief aim to rid the world of such weapons once and for all by 2030.\nBut is it realistic or even wise to envision a world without nuclear weapons? More and more people seem to think so. Barack Obama has declared \""\""America's commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons.\""\"" But that is easier said than done. Michael O'Hanlon places his own indelible stamp on this critical issue, putting forth a \""\""friendly skeptic's case for nuclear disarmament.\""\""\nCalls to \.