A primer on thinking about peace in a nuclear age, this book
describes the kinds of peace efforts that have been tried-and those
that might be tried-from the highest echelons of government
policymaking to the grassroots level of individual endeavour. Its
primary goal is to enable the reader to understand ways of
eliminating the threat of nuclear war and to be empowered to take
action. The book describes and compares nine basic methods people
have used to achieve peace, ranging from such conventional
approaches as the theories of deterrence and balance of power to
more unconventional strategies such as nonviolent resistance.
Essentially all significant ideas for achieving and maintaining
international peace fall into one of these nine categories or
combine features from several. Many have been tried, but all
clearly have been found wanting. Yet the authors' tone is one of
optimism as they explore some of the major changes of the past
quarter century. They contend that these changes alter the balance
of advantages and disadvantages among the various paths to peace,
so that what seemed partially workable in the past may not be
appropriate to the present and what seemed totally impractical in
the past might have a chance of working today. The book concludes
with a scenario that may make a stable peace possible in the
foreseeable future.
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