On March 3 this blog quoted a report about nuclear Armageddon and the risk caused by the USA’s new nuclear missile fuse technology.

I am not alone. Here you will find a Toronto Star article written by John Polanyi.

Quotes follow, emphasis mine.

The question today is not whether this guarantees U.S. “success” in the appalling eventuality of a nuclear first strike, but the effect it has on Russia’s faith in its deterrent. Absent assured second-strike capability, Albert Wohlstetter likened the standoff to a gun dual between armed cowboys — nothing could be less stable.

The weakening Russian position in the nuclear weapons equation is known to Russia. In September 2015 President Putin “accidentally” revealed on television Russian plans for a 40-ton nuclear-powered super-torpedo with a range of thousands of kilometres that could carry a 100 megaton nuclear warhead. Such monstrous weapons could render the east coast of the U.S. uninhabitable. Testing began in December. The Russian intention in developing this new weapon is surely to start redressing the nuclear imbalance.

The referenced bulletin (of the atomic scientists) came out, apparently, on March 1. My access via www.fas.org and Secrecy News prompted my earlier post.

I am scared by Donald Trump, who seems to ‘say anything’ and redefine what it means later. Who seems to ‘need to win’ at all costs. Who conducts diplomacy via Twitter attacks based on uncertain (I’m being generous here) ‘information’.

I am scared that the USA has tilted the balance of nuclear armaments a long way from neutral.

Thanks to Polanyi, I have (small) comfort:

I am not alone.