Product Description: Despite near-universal opposition to North Korea's moves to acquire nuclear weapons, Pyongyang is determined to succeed. It is only a matter of time before the North Koreans are able to combine their extant nuclear weapons capabilities with a viable delivery system...read more

Americans in the twenty-first century are keenly aware of the many forms of terrorism: hijackings, biological attacks, chemical weapons. But, the deadliest form is almost too scary to think about. This book offers a blueprint for eliminating the possibility of nuclear terrorist attacks, if we are willing to face the issue squarely.

Essays by a diverse group of activists, politicians, and scholars review the effects of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and consider the potential and the challenges of the future.

A call to action on the threat of nuclear terrorism predicts that a catastrophic attack is likely to occur within the next decade if policy makers continue present tactics, and states that such an attack is preventable, offering recommendations for addressing national vulnerabilities. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.

Product Description: U.S. military forces, superbly capable of countering a defined enemy in intense combat, are not properly supported for important current roles as experienced in Kosovo and Iraq. If U.S. units and allied forces are to prevent looting and sabotage, control individuals and crowds, stop uncooperative vehicles in an urban environment, and protect themselves in stabilization and reconstruction activities, they will require new tools and proper training to accomplish these objectives without harming innocent people or destroying civil infrastructure...read more

A penetrating study of the 1962 Cuban missile crisis examines the workings of American decision-making and foreign policy (view table of contents)

Looks at the West's stakes in the Soviet reorganization, and suggests a program of economic assistance

Product Description: This occasional paper is an edited version of a briefing book that was designed by members of Harvard University's Avoiding Nuclear War Project and distributed among newly appointed officials in the Bush administration. Originally designed to help combat the lack of institutional memory on nuclear issues in the American government, these fourteen chapters also provide an interesting overview of these issues for a broader audience...read more

Analyzes ten possible alternatives to deterrence as a way of avoiding nuclear war ranging from unilateral disarmament to world federalism, in an attempt to form a more effective disarmament plan for the superpowers

This study explores in detail the probable paths to nuclear conflict, explains how changes in forces, technology, and political life will influence the likelihood of a nuclear war, and proposes specific recommendations to reduce the risk of nuclear war