The Dilemma of Nuclear Weapons in the Twenty-first Century

Authors

Stansfield Turner, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Number

3

Abstract

The United States does not need a reserve of nuclear weapons to take the offensive; something in the neighborhood of two hundred nuclear warheads will do for deterrence and retaliation. How did this nation ever get to a nuclear arsenal of 32,500 weapons?

Recommended Citation

Turner, Stansfield (2001) "The Dilemma of Nuclear Weapons in the Twenty-first Century," Naval War College Review: Vol. 54: No. 2, Article 3.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol54/iss2/3