The Emerging Nuclear Disorder
In the past decade, the world has entered a new nuclear age : relations among the major nuclear powers (United States, Russia and China) have grown more competitive, the spread of nuclear weapons to new states has resulted in worrying regional nuclear instabilities, and technological advances are raising new threats, while Arms Control is in a state of near total collapse. A new multilateral nuclear disorder, combining traditional concerns with distinctive new dangers, is here. The perils of this new and still evolving nuclear reality must be understood. The purpose of this article is to present a critical analysis of this reality and offer some thoughts regarding the future of the nuclear (dis)order.