The world is entering a new nuclear age. Nuclear weapons are coming back to the forefront of international politics in ways not seen since the Cold War. With major powers like Russia launching threats of nuclear strikes, China and North Korea continuing to invest in their arsenals, and new proliferation prospects from the Middle East to East Asia, the world has entered a new era of heightened nuclear risk.

In this incisive book, international security expert Ankit Panda analyzes the enduring and emerging factors contributing to this new nuclear age. From the tense ties of the great powers to the complex multipolar dynamics and the cascading breakdown of arms control, he shows how our coexistence with the bomb is becoming increasingly complicated and dangerous.

The prospect of nuclear escalation once again affects how political decision-makers and military establishments worldwide think and act. However, unlike the Cold War risk, a greater number of nuclear players and a plethora of new technologies, including artificial intelligence and exotic new weapons, make the pursuit of stability anything but straightforward.

Managing the risks of a nuclear confrontation, he argues, will require new urgent and strategic thinking to steer us away from the brink of global disaster.

Pages: 288, Year of Publication: 0606, Dimensions: 14.7x14.7cm