The bomb has many friends.(supporters of nuclear weapons)

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;  March 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......strategic nuclear forces, says that nuclear weapons no longer serve any useful purpose...that a world free of the threat of nuclear weapons is by necessity a world devoid of nuclear weapons, is not likely to find universal support...

Nuclear weapons, ethics, morals, and law

Brigham Young University Law Review;  January 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......INTRODUCTION The nuclear weapons age began at...dangers posed by nuclear weapons.8 The very...NonProliferation of Nuclear Weapons (hereinafter...now, with 187 states parties, the most adhered-...proliferation of nuclear weapons, it contains...possession of ...

Report of the Canberra Commission on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

Arms Control Today;  August 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ......Commission on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, an independent panel of 17 international...Statement The destructiveness of nuclear weapons is immense. Any use would be catastrophic. Nuclear weapons pose an intolerable threat to all...

Scientists Urge Bush to Limit Nuclear Missions; U.S. Nuclear Weapons...

U.S. Newswire;  March 13, 2002 ;     575 words ......that the sole purpose of U.S. nuclear weapons is to deter and, if necessary, respond to the use of nuclear weapons by another country. "The Bush...If the U.S. plans to resort to nuclear weapons to fight far weaker opponents...

So what? (use of nuclear weapons is deemed illegal)(Column)

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;  September 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Nuclear weapons will continue to exist and they...possible to verify a total ban of nuclear weapons; and some national leaders have...destruction. The technology for nuclear weapons is easier to acquire now than in...

DISARMAMENT-U.N.: MOVE TO ELIMINATE NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  June 11, 1998 ;     665 words ......leading to the total elimination of nuclear weapons worldwide. "We are looking for a millennium free of nuclear weapons," says Michael Hoey of Ireland...has called for the abolition of nuclear weapons. But the move appears destined...

Nuclear weapons talk increasingly prevalent in post-Sept. 11 world

AP Worldstream;  March 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ......that says it is acceptable to use nuclear weapons on the battlefield or to settle regional...Pakistan have openly discussed how their nuclear weapons would prove superior to their neighbors...Those who watch attitudes toward nuclear weapons say the temperature is rising. The...

Nuclear Weapons Talk on the Rise

AP Online;  March 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ......that says it is acceptable to use nuclear weapons on the battlefield or to settle regional...Pakistan have openly discussed how their nuclear weapons would prove superior to their neighbors...Those who watch attitudes toward nuclear weapons say the temperature is rising. The...

My Word: Is this the end of the nuclear weapons era?

Oakland Tribune;  December 23, 2008 ;     619 words ......at the beginning of the end of the nuclear weapons era. We will soon find out how seriously...exciting vision for a world without nuclear weapons. When he does, he will go up against...advocate for building a new generation of nuclear weapons. Fortunately, Obama appears to ...

Readers Forum: The end of the nuclear weapons era?

Oakland Tribune;  December 20, 2008 ;     617 words ......at the beginning of the end of the nuclear weapons era. We will soon find out how seriously...exciting vision for a world without nuclear weapons. When he does, he will go up against...advocate for building a new generation of nuclear weapons. Fortunately, Obama appears to ...

Curb Nuclear Weapons Excess

Arms Control Today;  May 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......decision to end the production of new nuclear weapons. Today, U.S. military might is unrivaled...challenge is stopping the spread of nuclear weapons and reducing the likelihood that they...rightly calls on others to forswear nuclear weapons, it continues to pursue a costly and...

No justification for the use of nuclear weapons

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  February 11, 2003 ;     700+ words ...00-00-0000 No justification for the use of nuclear weapons By WADE BOESE Date: 02-11-2003, Tuesday...War and rule out the possible use of nuclear weapons. The elder Bush did not want to become...contemplates contingencies for using nuclear weapons on the battlefield. Moreover, the...

Ready, aim, fire. (Nuclear Posture).(nuclear weapons policy)

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;  July 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......the reduction of deployed strategic nuclear weapons to between 1,700 and 2,200 over the...the development and possible use of nuclear weapons to what looks like the centerpiece...United States would consider using nuclear weapons: to attack targets that cannot be...

Commitment to nuclear warhead reduction by United States, Russian...

M2 Presswire;  October 24, 2002 ;     700+ words ......transparency by them with regard to the nuclear weapons capabilities and the implementation...further reduction of non-strategic nuclear weapons; concrete agreed measures to...reduce the operational status of nuclear weapons systems; and a diminishing role for nuclear ...

U.S. Defends New Nuclear Weapons Research

Arms Control Today;  May 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......justify the development of new nuclear weapons on the grounds that they are...the United States would use nuclear weapons if need be. They claim that...absence of smaller or modified nuclear weapons, U.S. enemies may nurture a...development of newer or smaller nuclear ...