This book discusses the global threat of weapons of mass destruction, and lays out ways towards a reduction process for nuclear weapons and elimination of biological and chemical weapons. Turner also encourages countries to design and build an international regime to forestall any use of any of these weapons of mass destruction. -- Adapted from the Introduction, page 4.

"First published 1999 by Westview Press." -- Title page verso. "First issued in hardback 2019" -- Title page verso.

Part 1.The problem : -- The spell cast by weapons of mass destruction -- part 2. The theory : -- Points of non-recovery ; -- Points of self-deterrence ; -- Controlled response -- part 3. The solution : -- Strategic escrow ; -- No first-use ; Defenses ; -- Global management ; -- Reshaping decisionmaking ; -- The sine qua non: citizen support -- Appendix : A. Lethality of nuclear weapons ; -- Appendix B. Excerpts from "Nuclear Crash: The U.S. Economy After Small Nuclear Attacks," / M. Anjali Sastry, Joseph J. Romm, and Kosta Tsipis ; Appendix C. -- Calculation of Russian forces surviving a U.S. preemptive attack.