1. MILITARY STRATEGY AND SECURITY IN THE NUCLEAR ERA 1
The Role of Strategic Thought 1
Approaches to Moral Reasoning 4
2. THE SPECTRUM OF APPROACHES TO THE NUCLEAR DILEMMA 7
The Rejectionists 8
The Abolitionists 18
The Mitigators 22
3. EXTENDED DETERRENCE 41
The Question of First-Use 45
The ABM Debate 48
Limited Strategic Nuclear Options 55
4. THE DECLINE OF ARMS CONTROL 61
Renewal of the ABM Debate 61
The "Window of Vulnerability" 63
Reagan's Revival of Arms Control 67
5. THE NEW STRATEGIC DEBATE 73
The Broader Maximalist/Minimalist Debate 73
The Resurgence of Abolitionism 77
The Strategic Defense Initiative 79
Strategic Defense in the Real World 84
6. TOWARD A CONCEPT OF JUST DETERRENCE 93
Rejection Appraised 95
Abolition Appraised 97
Mitigation Appraised 98
Concluding Remarks 117
Notes 119
Index 131