Risk of nuclear war

The Nation -  The risk of nuclear war is greater now than in decades—and rising. Russia is upgrading its missile systems and has threatened to use nuclear weapons. The United States is engaged in a massive program to rebuild and upgrade its entire nuclear arsenal, at an estimated cost of a trillion dollars in the next decade. The US weapons making spree will include new nuclear bombs and upgraded delivery systems that enhance the capacity to wage nuclear war. hina is expanding its nuclear weapons systems, India and Pakistan are locked in a deadly arms race, and North Korea is continuing its nuclear program. Israel has bombed Iran to block its uranium enrichment program but remains silent about its estimated arsenal of 80 nuclear weapons.