Assessing the Risks of a ‘New Nuclear Age’

Russia is reportedly contemplating the usage of nuclear weapons in area; China is rising its arsenal sooner than another 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 in regards to the Trump administration’s commitments to Europe, nuclear weapons needs to be positioned on Polish soil, as a deterrent to Moscow. Surprisingly, maybe, Iran might provide a window for hope on this area – given the glimmers of hope that ongoing U.S.-Iran talks might result in a scaling again of that nation’s nuclear program