Status Updates From Nuclear Ethics

Written in 1986: "The Soviet Union is unlikely to change quickly, but it does evolve slowly and unevenly." Ooooh, missed it by that much.

"Some philosophers argue that the essence of injustice consisted in attempts to seize benefits while passing burdens on to others... The nuclear powers are seizing benefits of deterrence while passing risks to third parties."

"The difference between letting humanity or some large part of it be innovated and causing it to be immolated is a moral difference that pales into insignificance."

"If we possess nuclear weapons to help us to defend our values, it is important to remember that there is more than one way to lose our values." Beware when fighting monsters you yourself do not become one.