Summaries of remarks made at a series of nine discussions on the theme of "Managing and transforming nuclear deterrence" sponsored by the Institute of National Strategic Studies during the winter of 1996/97.--p. [vii].

The feasibility of eliminating nuclear weapons / Andrew Goodpaster and Brent Scowcroft -- Deterring chemical and biological weapons / Robert Joseph and Barry Blechman -- Avoiding launch on warning / Bruce Blair and Leon Sloss -- The role of declared and threshold nuclear-weapons states / Jonathan Dean and Lewis Dunn -- Russian nuclear policy / Thomas Pickering and Arnold Kanter -- The impact of theater and national BMD on nuclear arms reductions / Malcolm O'Neill and William Burns -- Nuclear deterrence and European security / Catherine Kelleher and Kenneth Myers -- Future nuclear doctrine / Frank Miller and Janne Nolan -- Relaunching nuclear negotiations / Robert Bell -- Joint statement on parameters on future reductions in nuclear forces -- Joint statement concerning the anti-ballistic missile treaty.