There is an immense literature on strategic thinking about nuclear weapons since the late 1950s, as theories of deterrence and arms control evolved and as missile deployments and strategic rationales altered over time. The titles selected here focus on moral, political and strategic arguments which influenced campaigners. But a well-regarded survey of official nuclear policies is: , The Nuclear Question: The United States and Nuclear Weapons 1946-1976 [1] Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, , 1979, pp. 288