By: Harsa Kakar
Experts call the current state of the world the third nuclear age, embodied by various emerging technologies. It is characterized by expanding nuclear arsenals, diminishing arms control agreements, and technological developments that have made it increasingly difficult to distinguish between war and catastrophic disasters. These changes necessitate not only an examination of the weapons being developed, but also of the disintegrating global rules-based order they reveal. The modernization of existing stockpiles and the expansion of nuclear weapons capabilities by emerging nations will require bold diplomatic steps, rather than aggressive actions, if the world is to move forward.
