“An excellent contribution to the debate on the future role of nuclear weapons and nuclear deterrence in American foreign policy.” ―Contemporary Security

The report notes that in the near term nuclear weapons will remain a fundamental element of U.S. national security. For this reason it emphasizes the importance

Presents the historical and technical data for every warhead built by the United States since 1945

Covers every nuclear delivery system the United States ever deployed, from submarines and their missiles to artillery rounds and mines.

Based on four years of extensive research, Atomic Audit is the first book to document the comprehensive costs of U.S. nuclear weapons, assembling for the first