Ironically, President Trump’s frequent nuclear blustering serves to hide one aspect of the nuclear risk. Focus on his instability and possible impetuous resort to the nuclear trigger may distract from equally significant dangers. Any discussion of the threat posed by nuclear weapons should include recounting and further explanation of the multiple
Age of Trump: Nuclear Apocalypse by Accident?
There is a long catalog of near-disastrous accidents with nuclear weapons. Focus on Trump’s instability and possible impetuous resort to the nuclear trigger may distract from equally significant dangers.