Fred C. Ikle

Essays

Security

Nuclear Abolition, A Reverie

| 08.25.09

The hope that we might one day rid the world of nuclear weapons is as old as the technology itself. Atomic destruction has always seemed too great a risk to bear. Yet a nuclear-free world is nothing but a dream—world government, a Praetorian Guard

Global Governance

Climatic Engineering

| 01.02.08

Using science to shape our stratosphere: The solutions to global warming may be found not just on the ground but in the skies.

Society

The Deconstruction of Death

| 12.01.00

Most public fears about the "genome era" have been overly alarmist. Yet the political consequences may be revolutionary.

Security

The Next Lenin: On the Cusp of Truly Revolutionary Warfare

| 03.01.97

Only an oppressive police state could assure total government control over novel tools for mass destruction.

Reviews

Society

Bad Laws Make Bad Judges

| 03.01.04

Robert Bork warns that judicial activism is going global. He doesn't know the half of it.

Commentary

Security

Is Zero Nukes Possible?

| 11.05.09

Three former government officials involved in nuclear policy debate whether we can eliminate atomic weapons.

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May 26, 2012