Presents twenty-two debate-style essays on questions regarding weapons of mass destruction (WMD), such as how likely a WMD attack is, how the U.S. can defend itself against one, and what policies the U.S. should adopt toward nuclear weapons.
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The likelihood of a nuclear missile attack is greater than ever before / John J. Stanton -- The likelihood of a nuclear missile attack has been exaggerated / Joseph Cirincione -- Biological terrorism poses a serious threat / Amy Sands -- The threat of biological terrorism has been exaggerated / John Parachini -- Negotiation can reduce the nuclear threat posed by North Korea / Leon V. Sigal -- Negotiation cannot reduce the nuclear threat posed by North Korea / Nicholas Eberstadt -- The United States must prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons / John R. Bolton -- The United States should not take an aggressive stand over Iran's nuclear program / Karim Sadjadpour -- The U.S. invasion of Iraq was based on false pretenses / Thomas R. Eddlem -- The U.S. invasion of Iraq was justified / Robert Kagan, William Kristol -- The United States should eliminate its nuclear arsenal / Jonathan Schell -- The United States should not eliminate its nuclear arsenal / C. Paul Robinson, interviewed by James Kitfield -- The United States should modernize its nuclear arsenal / Richard Lowry -- The United States should not modernize its nuclear arsenal / Michael A. Levi -- The United States should use its nuclear arsenal to deter nations from developing weapons of mass destruction / Loren B. Thompson -- The United States should not threaten other nations with its nuclear arsenal / Theresa Hitchens -- The United States should build a missile defense system / Brian T. Kennedy -- The United States should not build a missile defense system / George Rathjens, Carl Kaysen -- The United States should secure the materials used to make nuclear wespons / Graham Allison, Andrei Kokoshin -- The United States should aid global efforts to reduce the bioterrorism threat / Michael Barletta -- A strong public health system can manage the consequences of a biological attack / Rebecca Katz -- Nuclear detection teams can prevent nuclear terrorism / Jeffrey T. Richelson.