Leading analysts have predicted for decades that Nuclear weapons would help pacify international politics.
Why do international relations in the Nuclear age remain so competitive? Indeed, why are today\'s major ge.
But rarely have theory and practice been so opposed.
The core notion is that countries protected by these fearsome weapons can stop competing so intensely with their adversaries: they can end their arms races, scale back their alliances, and stop jockeying for strategic territory.
Leading analysts have predicted for decades that Nuclear weapons would help pacify international politics