Are We on the Brink of Nuclear War?
Carl Robertshaw analyzes the escalating risk of nuclear war, citing Putin's threats in the Ukraine conflict and historical close calls like the Cuban Missile Crisis to argue that current deterrence strategies are dangerosummaryPutin's nuclear threats are a strategic manipulation of risk intended to deter NATO involvement in Ukraine, but this increases the probability of accidental or inadvertent use due to human error and system failures.takeaway“Nuclear deterrence is about manipulating risk and so there's a real incentive to try to raise the prospects of nuclear war in order to scare Ukraine and scare NATO from getting more involved in the war”quote
