Abolition of Nuclear Weapons as a Moral Imperative

Abolition of Nuclear Weapons as a Moral Imperative argues that the use of nuclear weapons as a threat in policies of nuclear deterrence violate basic principles of morality and consequently the abolition of nuclear weapons from the world is a moral imperative nations that have them. The focus is on the United States since it will have to take the lead in any program of abolition.

The argument is formulated in terms accessible to theorists in different disciplines and activists in a large ra...