Is Zero Nukes Possible? by Fred C. Iklé, Max M. Kampelman and Barry M. Blechman Web Exclusive

"Nuclear Abolition, A Reverie," Fred C. Iklé's article from the September/October 2009 National Interest, provoked responses from former-Ambassador Max M. Kampelman and Stimson Center cofounder Barry M. Blechman. Click here to view Kampelman's retort, here to read Blechman's and here to read Iklé's rebuttal to both.

Max M. Kampelman:

The National Interest performed a constructive public service in publishing Fred Ikle's important article critical of those of us who have been energetically striving to achieve a world without nuclear weapons. Indeed, before writing an

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