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Letter: Why nuclear civilisations may actually last longer (2)

Published 18 June 2025

From Howard Homler, Orangevale, California, US

Game theory – the maths of strategic interactions – suggests we are unlikely to see full nuclear disarmament. Perhaps the best we can push for is the UN monitoring a reduction in stockpiles, and work to cut the dangers of automatic, hair-trigger reflex counter-attacks.

Issue no. 3548 published 21 June 2025

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