The Logic of Zero: Toward a World Without Nuclear Weapons

Title: The Logic of Zero: Toward a World Without Nuclear Weapons
Author: Ivo Daalder and Jan Lodal
Publication: Foreign Affairs
Date: November/December 2008

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Key Recommendations

• New Policy approach: U.S. nuclear weapons only to prevent nuclear weapons use by others; should be announced early in next administration
• U.S. reduce nuclear arsenal to nor more than 1,000 (from today’s 7,000); remaining nukes should be deployed at sea and few by aircraft; eliminate land-based missiles
• Work to create comprehensive international nuclear-control regime; create regime for fissile material accountability
• Convince world of logic of zero; set deadlines for countries to disarm (begin first with Russia)

Policy and Research

• Bio-chem Weapons
• Iran
• Iraq
• Missile Defense
• National Security Spending
• Non-Proliferation
• North Korea
• Nuclear Terrorism
• Nuclear Weapons