
A New Nuclear Age
Why It Matters
The Importance of Nuclear Weapons in the Cold War
World's first atomic bomb detonated at a New Mexico test site on July 16, 1945. Many analysts say that it succeeded in preventing nuclear conflict during the Cold War. "Mutually assured destruction is a core principle of deterrence," says Peter Bergen. We will not prematurely or unnecessarily risk the course of worldwide nuclear war, he adds.
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