This anthology argues that facing the diverse threats in the ''new world disorder'' requires a new look and new approaches. The requirement is to establish that contemporary deterrence demands replacing the old ''nuclear theology'' with new policy and strategy to deal with the myriad state, non-state, and trans-national nuclear and non-nuclear menaces that have heretofore been ignored or wished away.

This anthology argues that facing the diverse threats in the ''new world disorder'' requires a new look and new approaches. The requirement is to establish that contemporary deterrence demands replacing the old ''nuclear theology'' with new policy and strategy to deal with the myriad state, non-state, and trans-national nuclear and non-nuclear menaces that have heretofore been ignored or wished away.

This anthology argues that facing the diverse threats in the ''new world disorder'' requires a new look and new approaches. The requirement is to establish that contemporary deterrence demands replacing the old ''nuclear theology'' with new policy and strategy to deal with the myriad state, non-state, and trans-national nuclear and non-nuclear menaces that have heretofore been ignored or wished away.