Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 many people have turned their attention away from the remaining nuclear problem in our world. Their attention was once more roused when India and Pakistan tested nuclear in May of 1998. But soon other events took attention away from the nuclear problem.
Some experts estimate that the spread of nuclear weapons is inevitable to some degree.
How serious the threat for the continued spread of nuclear weapons is hard to say. However, emerging nations will have some incentive to acquire such weapons especially if they feel that their national interests and those of the major world powers are in conflict. This brief survey of the nuclear age has been developed to give a concise overview of the nuclear age for those unwilling or unable to read and study on an extensive level the complexities of the nuclear age. For Christian peacemakers this is designed to give a handy reference for discussion and action purposes. During this period the United States enjoyed a nuclear monopoly.