Common Sense and Nuclear Warfare

Written at the height of the Cold War, Russell argues that the only way to end the threat of nuclear war is to end war itself, making this highly controversial text as relevant today as it was on first publication.

Written at the height of the Cold War, the author argues that the only way to end the threat of nuclear war is to end war itself.

Autorentext

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970). A celebrated mathematician and logician, Russell was and remains one of the most genuinely widely read and popular philosophers of modern times.

Klappentext

Written at the height of the Cold War in 1959, Common Sense and Nuclear Warfare was published in an effort 'to prevent the catastrophe which would result from a large scale H-bomb war'. Bertrand Russell's staunch anti-war stance is made very clear in this highly controversial text, which outlines his sharp insights into the threat of nuclear conflict and what should be done to avoid it. Russell's argument, that the only way to end the threat of nuclear war is to end war itself, is as relevant today as it was on first publication.

Zusammenfassung

Written at the height of the Cold War in 1959, Common Sense and Nuclear Warfare was published in an effort 'to prevent the catastrophe which would result from a large scale H-bomb war'. Bertrand Russell's staunch anti-war stance is made very clear in this highly controversial text, which outlines his sharp insights into the threat of nuclear conflict and what should be done to avoid it. Russell's argument, that the only way to end the threat of nuclear war is to end war itself, is as relevant today as it was on first publication.

Inhalt

Foreword Preface Introduction 1. If Brinkmanship Continues 2. If Nuclear War Comes 3. Methods of Settling Disputes in the Nuclear Age 4. Programme of Steps Towards Peace 5. New Outlook Needed Before Negotiations 6. Disarmament 7. Steps Towards Conciliation 8. Territorial Adjustments 9. Approach to an International Authority 10. Some Necessary Changes in Outlook Appendix 1. Unilateral Disarmament Appendix 2. Inconsistency? Index