Nuclear weapons are still an extreme danger even after the Cold War
Some people think that nuclear weapons are less of a danger now that the Cold War has ended. Actually, the danger persists and is getting worse! They are still on hair-trigger alert. The U.S. is building “more usable” nuclear weapons and is threatening to use them. • After the Cold War ended, the public stopped paying attention. The numbers of nuclear weapons declined, but the U.S. still has a policy of willingness to begin a nuclear war (not merely retaliate), and the nuclear weapons are still on hair-trigger alert. Accidents, miscalculations, and – under Trump – moments of irrational anger […]