Because Of New Technologies, New Wealth, New

Hopefully, Nations Will Refuse To Accept A Situation In Which Nuclear Accidents Actually Do Occur, And, If At All Possible, They Will Do Something To Correct A System Which Makes Them Likely.

Risk-taking Is The Essence Of Innovation.

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.

Clearly, The First Task Is To Gain Acceptance Of A More Reasonable View Of The Future, One That Opens Possibilities Rather Than Forecloses Them.

The Widespread Diffusion Of Nuclear Weapons Would Make Many Nations Able, And In Some Cases Also Create The Pressure, To Aggravate An On-going Crisis, Or Even Touch Off A War Between Two Other Powers For Purposes Of Their Own.