Defence Policy: Objectives, Weapons and Ethics

This article is primarily concerned with nuclear armament and its relationship to the social economy. Nuclear armament is only a part, though clearly an important part, of the defence issue. The article begins with an introduction to the defence problem. It then moves on to the issue of ethical conduct and defence policy. The article then concludes with an analysis of the problems created by the relationship of defence decision makers to the anti‐nuclear arms movement.