The intellectual foundations of the new American attitude were laid down in a famous article by Henry Kissinger, Sam Nunn, George Schultz, and William Perry entitled “Toward a Nuclear-Free World.” In calling upon the world’s nuclear powers to preach by example and dramatically reduce their nuclear arsenals, the article was also a call for equality among nations in the nuclear domain.
由亨利·基辛格、萨姆·纳恩、乔治·舒兹以及威廉·佩里等四人合写的“向无核世界迈进”这一篇著名文章为美国新的态度奠定了知识基础。通过号召全球核大国以身作则、大规模削减其核武库，这篇文章也成为了对核领域中实现各国平等的呼吁。