Alex WellersteinVerified account

I'm worried that the people at the top are not asking the right questions. I worry that they are going along with very risky notions.

I worry about groupthink. I worry about impulsiveness. I worry about pride.

I worry that bad ideas will rule the day, because no one will stand up and take responsibility. I worry that the buck will be passed.

I worry that they will come up with a "compromise" solution that will be far too risky for what is warranted,

because the only "other" voices in the conversation will be extreme and foolish.

It's more possible than I think a lot of people realize. I think history shows us it has almost happened more times than are safe.

And I worry that the consequences will be horrendous.

I also worry that the American populace's lack of real understanding the nature of the nuclear era has made them brittle to risk.