As one of the founders of CND, he brought me up to fear an attack – and to protest against nuclear proliferation. Given today’s increased threat, why has nuclear armageddon fallen down our list of fearsHow did fear of nuclear holocaust fade so fast? I was brought up at a time when we thought the world would probably end before we got old. He was by nature a millenarian, living in fear of the end of the world in one way or another – and his fears were well-grounded. The risk of terrorists getting their hands on enough nuclear material to make lethal dirty bombs is growing, not shrinking.

Source: The Guardian September 06, 2017 17:48 UTC