Toward Nuclear Abolition
A History of the World Nuclear Disarmament Movement, 1971‑Present
Examining the dramatic struggle over nuclear weapons and nuclear war that raged from 1971 to 2003, Toward Nuclear Abolition concludes the panoramic account begun in the first two books of Wittner’s Struggle Against the Bomb trilogy (One World or None and Resisting the Bomb) that cover the preceding decades. It shows how pressure from the Nuclear Freeze campaign in the United States, the European Nuclear Disarmament campaign across the continent of Europe, and comparable movements around the world foiled the nuclear plans of hawkish government officials and propelled them, reluctantly, toward a nuclear weapons-free world.
Wittner’s impressively researched, clearly written, and balanced assessment of the antinuclear-weapons movement belongs on the shelf not only of every serious student of the nuclear arms race but also of everyone who is concerned about the safety of humanity.”
— American Historical Review
Wittner’s outstanding book employs massive research . . . to show how concerned and determined citizens . . . have altered the course of history. . . . Monumental.”
— Journal of American History
The saga of the world disarmament movement, whose complex strands Lawrence Wittner has brilliantly woven together in Toward Nuclear Abolition, deserves the widest possible readership.”
— Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists