The nuclear dilemma and the just war tradition / John Langan -- Ethics in distress / David Hollenbach -- Threats, values, and defense / James Turner Johnson -- Justice, war, and politics / Gerald M. Mara -- Technological developments and the evaluation of war / James E. Dougherty -- Between religion and politics / John Langan -- The failure of deterrence and the conduct of war / William V. O'Brien -- Nuclear shadows on conventional conflicts / John Keegan -- Nuclear deterrence and democratic politics / Michael Walzer -- The future of the nuclear debate / William V. O'Brien.