' more coherent than many such multiple author ventures. The book
will certainly become a source text for the anti-nuclear
lobby.'
The RUSI Journal
'a most careful and meticulous study of one of the most agonising
moral problems of our times.'
Month
'a formidable challenge to the moral legitimacy of nuclear
deterrence ... exceptionally important ... they write from a well
defined and carefully presented position.'
The Tablet
' It is the most important contribution so far to the debate over
the ethics of nuclear deterrence.'
New York Review of Books
'Its philosophical quality is high; its treatment of strategic
matters highly competent; ... a challenge to all who read the
detailed arguments carefully, whether they be supporters or
opponents of nuclear deterrence.'
Millenium
'truly remarkable book ... deeply felt, clearly written and
precisely argued book about fundamental issues.'
Philosophica
'The clarity and precision with which the authors set out the
arguments and difficulties should attract everyone concerned about
the morality of nuclear deterrence ... This rigorous yet highly
readable book compels us to think carefully through the
arguments.'
Defence and Disarmament
' This book is an important and carefully argued addition to a
resurgent literature on the morality of nuclear deterrence. ... the
book lives in the mind for the compelling challenge it throws out,
through its totally convincing attack on consequentialism, to all
those who would justify or condemn nuclear deterrence. It consigns
broad acres of past debate to the flames.'
The Round Table
'This truly remarkable book ... this deeply felt, clearly written
and precisely argued book about fundamental issues.'
Philosophica
'probably the most important book in this field [for] ten years ...
rigorous yet highly readable.'
International Affairs
'a important book, even a great one ... should be required reading
on every seminary syllabus.'
New Blackfriars
'What compels attention ... is the breadth and dedication of the
authors' approach. In my view this book will not be surpassed as
the case for unilateral nuclear disarmament. The depth and
sophistication of its thinking, the purity of its logic and its
style, and its sheer sense of intellectual adventure make it a most
valuable addition to the literature.
Peter Lomas, Journal of Strategic Studies
'a substantial work, the argument is forceful and the style
clear.
Richard Harries, Theology
'Long, tightly-argued and ambitious book ... the general theory and
its specific application to nuclear deterrence form, when taken
together, an impressive construction whose sheer analytical rigour
and attention to detail mark it out from the great majority of
contributions to the subject and go far towards justifying the
authors' expressed confidence.'
Studies in Christian Ethics
'This is a long and carefully argued book, which also includes an
interesting account of moral theory, a survey of the moral and
strategic literature on nuclear deterrence, and a discussion of the
theological context of the authors' arguments.'
Philosophy & Public Affairs, Winter 1990, Volume 19, Number 1
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