U.S. nuclear weapons policy
By: William J. Perry and Brent Scowcroft, chairs ; Charles D. Ferguson, project director
Contributors: Council on Foreign Relations
Series: Independent task force report -- no. 62; Independent task force report -- no. 62.
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 125
ISBN-13: 9780876094204
Subjects: Kernwaffe; Nuclear weapons; Government policy; National security; Rüstungspolitik; Nuclear nonproliferation; Nuclear disarmament
Other titles: US nuclear weapons policy
Description: The report notes that in the near term nuclear weapons will remain a fundamental element of U.S. national security. For this reason it emphasizes the importance of maintaining a safe, secure, and reliable deterrent nuclear force and makes recommendations on this front. The report also offers measures to advance important goals such as preventing nuclear terrorism and bolstering the nuclear nonproliferation regime--Foreword.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-106).