Failures Of Perspective In Decision-making Can Be

New Developments In Weapon Systems During The 1950s And Early 1960s Created A Situation That Was Most Dangerous, And Even Conducive To Accidental War.

To The Extent That These Advanced Weapons Or Their Components Are Treated As Articles Of Commerce, Perhaps For Peaceful Uses As In The Plowshare Program, Their Cost Would Be Well Within The Resources Available To Many Large Private Organizations.

Nuclear War Is Such An Emotional Subject That Many People See The Weapons Themselves As The Common Enemy Of Humanity.

A Total Nuclear Freeze Is Counterproductive - Especially Now, When Technology Is Rapidly Changing And The Soviets Have Some Important Strategic Advantages.

Risk-taking Is The Essence Of Innovation.