Abstract
THE ESSAY REVIEWS THE STATE OF NUCLEAR ARMS IN THE WORLD TODAY, AND ASSESSES THE RATONALE AND REALISTIC PROSPECTS FOR PROGRESS TOWARDS NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT. THE AUTHOR ARGUES THAT POLITICAL RATIONALITY, ECONOMIC RATIONALITY AND INTERNATIONAL MORALITY ALL DICTATE AN END TO ANY ARMS RACE. HE OUTLINES CONSTRAINTS TO THE CHOICE OF A NON-NUCLEAR OPTION AND SUGGESTS A PROGRAM WHOSE GOAL IS DISARMAMENT.