Underestimated: Our Not So Peaceful Nuclear Future

With the world focused on the nuclea* crisi* in Iran, it is tempting to think that addressing this case, North Korea, and the problem of nuclear terroris* is all that matters and is what matters most. Perhaps, but if states become more willing to use their nuclea* weapo*s to achieve militar* advantage, the problem of proliferation will become much more unwieldy. In this case, U.S. securit* will be hostage not just to North Korea, Iran, or terroris*s, but to nuclear proliferation more generally, diplomatic miscalculations, and wa*s between a much larger number of possible players