The Fate of the Earth and The Abolition

Jonathan Schell

Can the world live with nuclear weapons for good, or must they be abolished before they end the human story?

At a glance

You will see why preventing extinction is a duty each person alive owes to every future generation
You will weigh the claim that lengthening warning time from minutes to weeks would make the nuclear world far more stable
You will question the logic of deterrence, which says we must threaten ourselves with doom to feel safe