Feaver suggests in this article that current theory about command and control of strategic forces in newly nuclear states is flawed by simplistic thinking and faulty assumptions. He asserts that insufficient thought has been applied to nuclear C2 issues outside the realm of superpower confrontation and that consequently a framework is needed for understanding the differences between the traditional nuclear C2 systems and those of the emerging nuclear powers. He develops and defines a straightforward vocabulary, the proceeds to contrast the political-military relations, authority structures, and urgency of development of developing nuclear powers with those of the established nuclear nations (mostly the US and the USSR). He closes with observations on the ways in which nuclear nations can contribute positively to the development of nuclear C2 systems in emerging nuclear powers, thus aiding force control and stability.