Washington, DC: Panel to Assess Reliability, 2002. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. quarto, 30 pages, wraps, footnotes, figures, appendix. Subtitled: FY2001 Report to Congress of the Panel to Assess the Reliability, Safety, and Security of the United States Nuclear Stockpile. This report focussed on a narrow question: is there a technical issue that necessitates a return to nuclear testing? In order to meet the growing technical challenges of stockpile stewardship, the Panel recommended that Presidential guidance be revised to require a balanced and complete assessment of the stockpile, the nuclear weapons complex that supports it, and the alternative options available for sustaining confidence. More

Washington DC: United States Institute of Peace Press, 2009. Authorized Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing. Trade paperback. xx, 158, [6] pages. Boxes, Findings. Recommendations. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Members of the Commission included: Harry Cartland, John Foster, John Glenn, Morton Halperin, Lee Hamilton, Fred Ilk, Keith Pain, Bruce Tarter, Ellen Williams and James Woolly. The Commission looked into Challenges and Opportunities, Nuclear Posture, Missile Defense, Nuclear Weapons Stockpile, Nuclear Weapons Complex, Arms Control, Nonproliferation, Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, and Declamatory Policy. More