Anxieties about the dangers inherent in nuclear weapons were the defining feature of the Cold War era. On the negative side, the entire period was characterized by acute fears that the superpower tension would escalate into a nuclear exchange, existential security concerns would drive scores of additional states to acquire nuclear weapons, and, perhaps worst of all, that terrorists might be able to get their hands on nuclear weapons. Thankfully, none of these frightening prospects… – The National Interest Photo: KeepCoding on Unsplash