ABSTRACT

It is not the purpose of this chapter to suggest specific measures for the diminution of the likelihood of nuclear war. For the present, I will consider only the general outlook which should prevail on both sides if negotiations are to have a chance of success. The first thing necessary is a new assessment of national interests in all the powerful countries of the world. The measures which should be suggested with a view to the preservation of peace ought all to be such as to further the national interests of all the countries concerned. The new assessment that is called for consists only in an acknowledgement of facts, not in a change of aims. It is for this reason that an appeal to Governments may hope to succeed, since neither side is asked to renounce anything that is practicable.