U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy

Download or read book U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy written by William James Perry and published by Council on Foreign Relations. This book was released on 2009 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report notes that in the near term nuclear weapons will remain a fundamental element of U.S. national security. For this reason it emphasizes the importance of maintaining a safe, secure, and reliable deterrent nuclear force and makes recommendations on this front. The report also offers measures to advance important goals such as preventing nuclear terrorism and bolstering the nuclear nonproliferation regime--Foreword.