Alex WellersteinVerified account

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.

That they think a nuclear-armed DPRK makes them much more threatened than before. Rather than just a bit more. That they were never safe.

I don't think we'll ever live in a world where the nuclear risks of this sort will ever diminish. I'm not that optimistic.