Living with Nuclear Weapons

At the request of the President of Harvard University, six Harvard scholars have joined forces to write a book that lays out the facts about nuclear weapons for all concerned citizens who want to think through the nuclear dilemma for themselves. Living with Nuclear Weapons is written by specialists for the general reader. It conveys crucial information clearly, concisely, and without technical jargon.

Living with Nuclear Weapons presents all sides of the nuclear debate while explaining what everyone needs to know to develop informed and reasoned opinions about the issues. Among the specifics are a history of nuclear weaponry
an examination of current nuclear arsenals
scenarios of how a nuclear war might begin
a discussion of what can be done to promote arms control and disarmament
a study of the hazards of nuclear proliferation
an analysis of various nuclear strategies
and an explanation of how public opinion can influence policy on the nuclear arms question.