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GO NUCLEAR' OR 'GO ZERO'--AS THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY STANDS AT A NUCLEAR CROSSROADS, A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS DEMAND URGENT ATTENTION: HOW DO ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING NUCLEAR-ARMED STATES MANAGE THEIR NUCLEAR AFFAIRS? WHO COMMANDS AND CONTROLS A COUNTRY'S NUCLEAR FORCES? WHAT EFFECT DOES THE BALANCE BETWEEN SECRECY AND OPENNESS HAVE ON LARGER QUESTIONS OF SECURITY AND DEMOCRACY? GOVERNING NUCLEAR WEAPONS IS GROUNDED IN THE BELIEF THAT THE PUBLIC'S ABILITY TO HOLD NUCLEAR-ARMED STATES ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE SECURITY OF THEIR WEAPONS IS CONTINGENT ON PROPER KNOWLEDGE OF DOMESTIC NUCLEAR GOVERNANCE. WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON CIVILIAN CONTROL AND DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY, IT SEEKS TO ILLUMINATE THE STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS GOVERNANCE OF EIGHT NUCLEAR-ARMED STATES: CHINA, FRANCE, RUSSIA, THE UK, AND THE US, AS WELL AS INDIA, ISRAEL, AND PAKISTAN.