A Glance at the September/October issue of The National Interest: The Dangerous Case for Nonproliferation

It is a frightening scenario: Terrorists, armed with a nuclear device, attack an American city. Hence "the obsessive quest" in recent years to curb nuclear proliferation, writes John Mueller, a professor of political science at Ohio State University. Sadly, he says, this quest "has been substantially counterproductive and has often inflicted dire costs."

Mr. Mueller argues that U.S. efforts to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons has not only increased the desire of

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