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The Mushroom Cloud That Wasn't Why Inflating Threats Won't Reduce Them
Author:
Michael Krepon
May/June 2009 Foreign Affairs
The threat of nuclear armageddon is overblown. Instead of stoking fear, policymakers should focus on securing existing nuclear materials and keeping them out of the hands of potential proliferators.