Pakistan is playing fast and loose with the precautions to nuclear war.
The Threshold for Nuclear War Between Pakistan and India Keeps Dropping
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Steven Pinker’s “Better Angels” Ignores Demons That Lie Dormant
In this month’s Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (behind a paywall), esteemed atrocity authority Robert Jay Lifton addresses the “emerging school of thought” that “contends that the world is becoming increasingly safe.” For example he singles out Steven Pinker, who,...
Massive Retaliation by the Loser of a Nuclear War Takes Payback to Absurd Heights
Like a mirage, whenever it seems within reach nuclear disarmament recedes further into the distance. But, at least nuclear hawks no longer feel comfortable speaking on the record about nuclear “warfighting.” In fact, to keep the money flowing into the industry, they...
Ability of Nuclear Deterrence to Defuse Crises Exaggerated
Nuclear deterrence’s inflated reputation is beginning to come back down to earth.
Nuclear Weapons Have Outlived Their Usefulness — if They Ever Had Any
Are the beliefs that nuclear weapons forced the Japanese to surrender and that deterrence keeps the peace little more than received wisdom?
Nuclear Weapons Are Not Only a Threat to Our Survival, But to Democracy Itself
Understanding the implications of nuclear weapons may be too much for us mere mortals.
Can Lasting Disarmament Be Achieved Without Peace First?
If we wait for states to get along in order to guarantee disarmament, they might start a nuclear war first.
Stockholm Institute Peels Back the Veneer of Nuclear Disarmament
Arms control organizations focus more on the limited success of New START than the vast amount of money spent to keep nuclear weapons going.
Can the Genie of Nuclear Knowledge Ever Be Put Back in the Bottle?
What good is disarmament if the knowledge of how to make nuclear weapons can’t be abolished?
Are Nuclear Weapons Required to Enforce Nuclear Disarmament?
The means for enforcing Global Zero — the worldwide elimination of nuclear weapons — may be almost as frightening as nukes themselves.