New roles for nuclear weapons.

Discusses issues raised by the article "A 21st-Century Role for Nuclear Weapons," by William Schneider, Jr., published in the spring 2004 issue of "Issues in Science & Technology," endorsing the nuclear weapons policy of the current U.S. government as promulgated in its Nuclear Posture Review and National Defense Strategy papers. Description of the primary motive for the policies; Assertion on the implications of hostile weapons of mass destruction stocks being held at risk by various means; Downplay of the value of international agreements.