Preface

Introduction: Getting at the Truth

PART 1: THE BASICS

Chapter 1 What are Nuclear Weapons?

Chapter 2 What is Radiation?

Chapter 3 What is Deterrence?

Chapter 4 What is Mutually Assured Destruction?

PART 2: WE NEED NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR OUR SECURITY

Chapter 5 Did Nuclear Weapons End WWII?

Chapter 6 Have Nuclear Weapons ‘Kept the Peace’ Since 1945?

Chapter 7 Are Nuclear Weapons Keeping Us Safe Today?

Chapter 8 Do Nuclear Weapons Protect Us From Future Risks?

PART 3: WE NEED NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR OUR PLACE IN THE WORLD

Chapter 9 Do Nuclear Weapons Guarantee a Seat at the Top Table?

Chapter 10 Being a ‘Responsible’ Nuclear Weapons State

Chapter 11 The Special Case of NATO

PART 4: NUCLEAR WEAPONS ARE LEGAL, SAFE, AFFORDABLE

Chapter 12 Are Nuclear Weapons Legal?

Chapter 13 Are Nuclear Weapons Safe?

Chapter 14 Are Nuclear Weapons Affordable?

PART 5: WE ARE DOING ALL WE CAN TO DISARM

Chapter 15 Is There a Commitment to ‘Multilateral’ Disarmament?

Chapter 16 Haven’t We Already Disarmed to the Minimum?

Chapter 17 Would Disarmament Have Any Effect?

PART 6: THE BOMB IS HERE TO STAY

Chapter 18 ‘But You Can’t Uninvent the Bomb’

Chapter 19 Can Nuclear Weapons be Morally Acceptable?

Chapter 20 Do Nuclear Weapons Fit the World of Today?

PART 7: WRAPPING IT ALL UP

Chapter 21 The Truth About Nuclear Weapons