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<em>U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy</em>

U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy

Report, Council on Foreign Relations

Spring 2009

Authors: Dr. William J. Perry, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, General Brent Scowcroft

Belfer Center Programs or Projects: Preventive Defense Project

 

This Task Force Report examines the steps necessary to reduce nuclear weapons to the lowest possible level consistent with maintaining a credible deterrent, while also ensuring that the U.S. nuclear arsenal is safe, secure, and reliable for as long as it is needed.

 

For more information about this publication please contact the PDP Associate Director at 617-495-1412.

Full text of this publication is available at:
http://www.cfr.org/publication/19226/us_nuclear_weapons_policy.html

For Academic Citation:

Perry, William J., Brent Scowcroft, et al. U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy. New York: Report for Council on Foreign Relations, Spring 2009.

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