Assessing the Dangers of a ‘New Nuclear Age’

Russia is reportedly contemplating the usage of nuclear weapons in area; China is rising its arsenal sooner than some other nation – by far – a tempo that seems linked to its regional ambitions; and this week the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog stated North Korea had grown its nuclear weapons program “exponentially.” In the meantime, U.S. allies together with Japan, South Korea and Saudi Arabia have all stated they could develop nuclear weapons of their very own, and final month, Poland’s president prompt publicly that with an more and more assertive and aggressive Russia to the east, and questions concerning the Trump administration’s commitments to Europe, nuclear weapons ought to be positioned on Polish soil, as a deterrent to Moscow. Surprisingly, maybe, Iran could provide a window for hope on this area – given the glimmers of hope that ongoing U.S.-Iran talks could result in a scaling again of that nation’s nuclear program