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Arsenals of folly

From Scientific American, countries are altering their nuclear arsenals, prompting the US to refurbish its own warheads; and a look at strike capabilities worldwide and how a bomb would affect single cities and people. From American Heritage, a review of Richard Rhodes’s Arsenals of Folly: The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race (and more). Jimmy Carter on undermining peace: By abandoning nuclear arms agreements the US has been sending mixed signals to nations with the ability to create nuclear weapons. A review of Deception: Pakistan, the United States and the Global Nuclear Weapons Conspiracy by Adrian Levy and Catherine Scott-Clark. Should the IAEA stay out of politics? Can it?