Synopses & Reviews
Apocalypse Never illuminates why we must abolish nuclear weapons, how we can, and what the world will look like after we do. The twenty-first century has ushered in a world at the atomic edge. The pop culture days of
Dr. Strangelove have been replaced by the all-too-real single day of
24. Tad Daley has written a book for the general reader about this most crucial of contemporary challenges.
Apocalypse Never maintains that the abolition of nuclear weapons is both essential and achievable, and reveals in fine detail what we need to do--both governments and movements--to make it a reality. Daley insists that while global climate change poses the single greatest long-term peril to the human race, the nuclear challenge in its many incarnation--nuclear terror, nuclear accident, a nuclear crisis spinning out of control--poses the single most immediate peril. Daley launches a wholesale assault on the nuclear double standard--the notion that the United States permits itself thousands of these weapons but forbids others from aspiring to even one--insisting that it is militarily unnecessary, morally indefensible, and politically unsustainable. He conclusively repudiates the most frequent objection to nuclear disarmament, "the breakout scenario"--the possibility that after abolition someone might whip back the curtain, reveal a dozen nuclear warheads, and proceed to "rule the world."
On the wings of a brand new era in American history, Apocalypse Never makes the case that a comprehensive nuclear policy agenda from President Obama, one that fully integrates nonproliferation with disarmament, can both eliminate immediate nuclear dangers and set us irreversibly on the road to abolition. In jargon-free language, Daley explores the possible verification measures, enforcement mechanisms, and governance structures of a nuclear weapon-free world. Most importantly, he decisively argues that universal nuclear disarmament is something we can transform from a utopian fantasy into a concrete political goal.
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"Nuclear proliferation, nuclear terrorism, and the dream of nuclear abolition have been studied primarily by experts and policy wonks--the 'nuclear priesthood.' The subject cries out for clarity, relevance, and the ability to engage ordinary citizens. Daley answers this call splendidly."Robert K. Musil, Chairman of the Board, 2020 Vision: Environment, Energy and Security Solutions and author of Hope for a Heated Planet: How Americans are Fighting Global Warming and Building a Better Future
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"My film
Apocalypse Now revealed how war corrupts the human soul. But the idea that we can have peace only through 'nuclear deterrence' degrades our entire civilization. With
Apocalypse Never, Tad Daley shows us the path of escape."
Jack McDevitt - author of Time Travellers Never Die and The Engines of God
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"In plain, understandable prose, Apocalypse Never makes a compelling case that the continued existence of nuclear weapons, regardless of their ownership, can lead to catastrophic disasters. A must-read."--Lt. General Robert G. Gard, Jr., U.S. Army, Retired and chair, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
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"Tad Daley has performed a truly rare feat. He doesn't offer the same tired survey of Iran and North Korea and the contemporary nuclear landscape. Instead, he convinces the reader completely that the only possible solution to the threat of nuclear annihilation is the abolition of nuclear weapons. Moreover, he actually charts a course for how we might get from here to there. Mr. Daley is an elegant writer, and his wonderful first book will enable both experts and regular folks to see, breathe, and believe in the dawn of a nuclear weapon-free world." John Podesta - President and CEO, Center for American Progress
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"For those of us who think that freeing the planet from the specter of nuclear holocaust is the most important task before humankind, but also one that's nearly impossible to achieve, Tad Daley has drawn us a roadmap for the journey ahead. It demands no wild leaps of faith, no suspensions of disbelief. Mixing political sobriety with existential urgency and just plain damn good writing, Daley shows us the way."
Kevin Martin - executive director, Peace Action
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"Apocalypse Never is an important and path-breaking book. Tad Daley doesn't just look at why we should strive to eliminate nuclear weapons, he demonstrates how to make it happen. A must-read for anyone seeking to understand how to turn a grand vision into a political reality."--John Podesta, President and CEO, Center for American Progress; White House Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton
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"Tad Daley has performed a truly rare feat. He doesn't offer the same tired survey of Iran and North Korea and the contemporary nuclear landscape. Instead, he convinces the reader completely that the only possible solution to the threat of nuclear annihilation is the abolition of nuclear weapons. Moreover, he actually charts a course for how we might get from here to there. Mr. Daley is an elegant writer, and his wonderful first book will enable both experts and regular folks to see, breathe, and believe in the dawn of a nuclear weapon free world."Daniel Ellsberg, author of Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers
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"Finally, a book that explains in common sense language the process for bringing a nuclear weapon-free world from utopia to reality."--Congressman Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, 1997-present
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"Tad Daley takes a penetrating look at the threat President Barack Obama calls 'the gravest danger to the American people,' and does so with clarity and integrity. Apocalypse Never, details how the failed policies of the past have made the nuclear threat worse and how the only real solution is to move steadily towards eliminating the only weapons that can destroy the world. We would be wise to listen."--Joseph Cirincione, president, The Ploughshares Fund and author of Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons
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Apocalypse Never builds a compelling case for one of the most urgent causes of our time—the global abolition of nuclear weapons. Tad Daley writes with all the seriousness the subject requires, but refreshingly eschews the jargon too often applied by 'experts' that estranges those not conversant in the lingo."
Michael Douglas - Academy-Award Winning Actor, United Nations Messenger of Peace
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"Normalizing the goal of zero nuclear weapons will put us on the path to a safer world—one in which citizens do not live under the shadow of impending annihilation and terrorists have no access to the worlds deadliest weapons. Daleys book is a worthy contribution to this effort."
--John Cirincione
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"Daley hammers away at this enduring strategic reality (of America's nuclear hypocrisy)...Normalizing the goal of zero nuclear weapons will put us on the path to a safer world ... Daley's book is a worthy contribution to this effort."
Joseph Cirincione
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Apocalypse Never is a frightening book to read but impossible to put down. In clear, accessible prose, Tad Daley unblinkingly lays out the case, point by point, for why we must ultimately rid the world of nuclear weapons or else suffer the inevitable consequences of the end of civilization as we know it. Daley then takes on the task of showing how this seemingly Herculean task can be accomplished, even within our lifetimes. It is compelling and accurate in its assessments and one of the absolute best out there on why we simply cannot continue along the way it has been."
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"If you have a nuclear addiction, Dr. Tad Daley has the cure. ... Two things distinguish this work ... Daley’s chatty style, which ... renders his book accessible to the general public ... (and) his prescription for reaching global zero, through his detailed description of the architecture of a nuclear weapon-free world founded on a legally binding treaty that would replace the NPT."
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"A spirited, ringing call for nuclear weapons abolition—including why it is imperative and how it can be achieved … Through colorful writing and a convincing argument … this informative, insightful, and powerful book argues that 'abolishing nuclear weapons is probably the single most important task the human race can pursue right now to ensure its long-range survival.' … Many people now seem sunk in a strange torpor, unable to challenge the existence of thousands of nuclear weapons that menace their future and that of generations to come. Hopefully,
Apocalypse Never will help jolt them awake."
Anne Penketh - British American Security Information Council
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"A masterful combination of fact-filled cogent argumentation with a passionate presentation of the reality … Daley’s great writing style filled with memorable quotations makes for captivating reading … It is not only the argumentation dedicated to the overall points that is impressive, but also the massive amount of detailed documentation of specific events and references to the relevant literature on every topic … An important ingredient in persuading (other) countries not to develop nuclear weapons is to create a trustworthy global system with reliable inspection which can eliminate all nuclear weapons, a system which necessarily will need also to inspect within the United States."
Lawrence Wittner - History News Network
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"Apocalypse Never explores the dangers of the Nuclear Age, argues that the only way to prevent future nuclear catastrophes is to eliminate the weapons, and provides a roadmap to achieve this goal … It presents a comprehensive overview of the possibilities of nuclear terrorism, accidental nuclear war, mismanagement of a nuclear crisis, and the intentional use of nuclear weapons … It suggests that the NPT should properly have been named the 'Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Elimination Treaty' … It (makes clear that this) is a life-or-death struggle between humans and the tools we have created … Daley's book provides the background and the vision for individuals to become informed and effective citizens of the Nuclear Age … The issue is far too important to be left only in the hands of our leaders."
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"Read this book or die."
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"Probably the most unsettling book I've ever read."
David Swanson - American Chronicle
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"While spiritual progressives seek to end all war, a major step is to end the threat of nuclear war. Tad Daley shows us that this is actually within our grasp, and an imperative for the survival of our planet and life itself.”
Martin Sheen - Emmy-Award Winning Actor
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"Tad Daley makes a compelling case for eliminating nuclear weapons now, before they are used intentionally by a terrorist group or accidentally by a nuclear-armed nation. The weight of the evidence supplied in Apocalypse Never leads to an inescapable conclusion: the fewer nuclear weapons there are, the safer we all will be. And it makes it clear that our ultimate security depends on getting rid of these terrible weapons once and for all.”
Rabbi Michael Lerner - editor, Tikkun and chair, Interfaith Network of Spiritual Progressives
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“Apocalypse Never is an important and pat William D. Hartung - New America Foundation and coeditor of Lessons from Iraq
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“In plain, understandable prose,
Apocalypse Never makes a compelling case that the continued existence of nuclear weapons, regardless of their ownership, can lead to catastrophic disasters. A must-read.”
Daniel Ellsberg - author of Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers
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"Few Americans know that more than forty years ago, in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, our country committed to eliminate its entire nuclear arsenal. In Apocalypse Never, Tad Daley traces the tortured history of this promise—and charts a course toward at last fulfilling it.” Lt. General Robert G. Gard, Jr. - U.S. Army, Retired, and chair, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
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"Finally, a book that explains in common sense language the process for bringing a nuclear weapon-free world from utopia to reality." Harold Meyerson - columnist, The Washington Post and editor-at-large, The American Prospect
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"Read this book or die." David Krieger - President, Nuclear Age Foundation
Synopsis
Apocalypse Never maintains that the abolition of nuclear weapons is both essentialand achievable, and reveals in fine detail what we need to do--both governments and movements--to make it a reality. Tad Daley insists that while global climate change poses the single greatest long-term peril to the human race, the nuclear challenge in its many incarnations--nuclear terror, nuclear accident, a nuclear crisis spinning out of control--poses the single most immediate peril. Daley has written a book for the general reader about this most crucial of contemporary challenges.
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Apocalypse Never illuminates why we must abolish nuclear weapons, how we can, and what the world will look like after we do. On the wings of a brand new era in American history, Apocalypse Never makes the case that a comprehensive nuclear policy agenda that fully integrates nonproliferation with disarmament, can both eliminate immediate nuclear dangers and set us irreversibly on the road to abolition. In jargon-free language, Daley explores the possible verification measures, enforcement mechanisms, and governance structures of a nuclear weapon–free world.
About the Author
Tad Daley, J.D., Ph.D., is the writing fellow with International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, the 1985 Nobel Peace laureate organization. He has served as a speechwriter and policy advisor for Congressman Dennis Kucinich, Congresswoman Diane Watson, and the late Senator Alan Cranston, and as a member of the International Policy Department at the RAND Corporation.