Oct 10, 2016
WASHINGTON — Donald J. Trump’s remarks on nuclear weapons have brought him, at times, to a question: Why should he be constrained from ever using them? The question has, like so many of Mr. Trump’s comments, sent shock waves. But nuclear experts say it is shocking not just for the statements themselves, but for the uncomfortable truths they expose, perhaps unwittingly, about nuclear weapons.
This article explored some of the same issues that Masco does in The Nuclear Borderlands.
Nations have a commitment to making the use of nuclear arms “unthinkable” and yet rely on ever escalating arsenals to ensure that reality.
