The World Ahead | Diplomacy in 2025
The perils of the world’s third nuclear age
Donald Trump must decide how to compete in a new arms race
By Anton La Guardia, Diplomatic editor, The Economist
As 2025 dawns, the world is moving further into what many are calling the third nuclear age. It will probably feature more nuclear weapons, more nuclear-armed states, no limits on their arsenals and few qualms about threatening to use them.
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This article appeared in the International section of the print edition of The World Ahead 2025 under the headline “Farewell to arms control”
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