ABSTRACT
A movement of the kind required to replace the war system must be something far more bold and decisive than arms control has ever been or could ever become. Arms control negotiations have never aimed at actually reversing the arms race, less at eliminating the capacity of nations to make war on one another. The stated objectives of arms control are worthy and should be pursued, but only as interim steps in the larger agenda of dismantling the entire war system. Persons of vast practical experience and highly respected judgment have concluded that nothing less than the abolition of war will suffice to assure a human future. The nations of the world face a fundamental choice that they cannot long defer without seeing the decision made for them by events, most likely on terms unfavorable to their survival. Combining great material rewards with an ethical and moral foundation is the stuff of which great movements are made.
