Publication

It’s decision time. The United States has a small window of time to determine the future of its nuclear weapon capabilities before they atrophy beyond repair or utility. A serious debate is underway in policy circles, the national laboratories, and government about how to reshape and reduce the US capability with an awareness of the chain of events that any decision will initiate. Decisions made in the near future will have national and international security implications for the next 20–50 years. They will affect organizations and treaties (e.g., NATO and START), current and potential nuclear weapon states, and future diplomacy and security options.