Introduction -- Has the nuclear threat reached a crisis point? : Nuclear tension is not as high today as it was during the cold war / Sam Dudin ; Nuclear arms control is more difficult than ever before / Stephen J. Cimbala and Lawrence J. Korb ; Multiple countries still possess nuclear weapons, but numerous other countries have abandoned nuclear proliferation / George Friedman, Xander Snyder, and Cheyenne Ligon ; Global nuclear arsenals are growing / Stockholm International Peace Research Institute ; Nuclear anxiety is growing / Deborah Netburn -- Should the United States possess nuclear weapons? : The U.S. must maintain a large nuclear arsenal / Zachary Keck ; Nuclear disarmament is the only way to prevent nuclear war / Max Roser ; Maintaining a large nuclear arsenal is too expensive / Kingston Reif and Shannon Bugos ; Nuclear deterrence is at the core of NATO's defense policy / NATO-- Is nuclear disarmament possible? : Many efforts are being made to promote nuclear disarmament / Nuclear Threat Initiative ; Nuclear disarmament will not be possible if nuclear weapon states resist it / Miguel Marín-Bosch ; Treaties can help bring and end to nuclear proliferation / Atomic Heritage Foundation ; Preventing Iran from going nuclear requires a change in the U.S.'s approach / Sumesh Shiwakoty -- Is there a significant chance of nuclear war? : The Nuclear taboo helps prevent nuclear war, but it's not as stable as it used to be / William Burr and Jeffrey Kimball ; The nuclear taboo is not enough / Eryn MacDonald ; Nuclear deterrence is still at work today / Meher Manga ; Mutually assured destruction causes mutually assured distrust / The Decision Lab -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography of books -- Index.