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A New Nuclear Age

Why It Matters

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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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