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Is nuclear deterrence obsolete?

Thomas E. Doyle (UC-Irvine): The Moral Implications of the Subversion of the Nonproliferation Treaty Regime. Charles Costanzo (ACSC): What's Wrong with Zero? From the Department of State's eJournal USA, a special issue on nuclear weapons. A New Start: Tara McKelvey on prospects for Obama’s “Global Zero”. From The Bulletin, Yousaf Butt on the myth of missile defense as a deterrent (and from NYRM, a profile of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists). From Conversations with History, an interview with Siegfried S.Hecker on science diplomacy and nuclear threats; and an interview with Gregory L. Schulte on nuclear proliferation. From NYRB, is nuclear deterrence obsolete? Jeremy Bernstein wants to know (and responses). China is about to break important international rules designed to prevent nuclear proliferation — can Beijing be stopped? A review of Apocalypse Never: Forging the Path to a Nuclear Weapon-Free World by Tad Daley (and more). Can a dazzling long-term mission — the abolition of nuclear weapons — be achieved through a series of small victories, like those of the last 19 months? A review of The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy by David Hoffman. Russ Wellen on how money sets our nuclear weapons agenda. Robert Jensen on how the abolition of nuclear weapons requires the end of the US empire. A review of Red Cloud at Dawn: Truman, Stalin, and the End of the Atomic Monopoly by Michael Gordin. A review of Peddling Peril: How the Secret Nuclear Trade Arms America’s Enemies by David Albright. Two cheers for multilateralism: Why the nuclear review conference was a minor triumph for Obama. The Birth of a Bomb: A history of Iran's nuclear ambitions. Suppose a terrorist succeeds in setting off a nuclear attack — what then?