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Proliferating madness

Nature Physics volume 2, page 575 (2006)Cite this article

If the United States is re-examining its nuclear weapons arsenal, shouldn't it first reconsider why it has such a stockpile?

No sane person would argue that the proliferation of nuclear weapons across more national borders would make the world a safer place, or that diminishing the psychological barrier against a renewal of nuclear testing, or the first use of nuclear weapons, is a good thing. Yet policies in Washington seem to be encouraging all of the above.

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Krauss, L. Proliferating madness. Nature Phys 2, 575 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys396

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