Future of U.S. nuclear weapons policy / Committee on International Security and Arms Control, National Academy of Sciences.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Why Change U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy? The Problem and the Prospects in Summary. Nuclear Weapon Dilemmas and Dynamics. The Case for Post-Cold War Reductions and Transformations. Orientation and a Caution -- 2. Current U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy. The U.S.-Russian Interaction. The Other Nuclear Weapons States: China, France, and the United Kingdom. Nuclear Weapons Policy and Nonproliferation. Conclusion -- 3. A Regime of Progressive Constraints. An Immediate Step: To 2,000 Deployed Strategic Warheads. Further Transformation of the U.S.-Russian Interaction. Nuclear Reductions and Nonproliferation. Nuclear Force Reductions: How Low Can We Go? -- 4. Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The Benefits and Risks of Nuclear Disarmament. Prerequisites for Nuclear Disarmament. Routes to Nuclear Disarmament. Conclusions. A. Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- B. The Buildup and Builddown of Nuclear Forces.