The Nuclear Silence: What Happens When Secrecy Fuels Catastrophe The threat of nuclear war looms large, and a peculiar phenomenon emerges: governments and experts employing secrecy as a means to avoid annihilation.
This strategy may seem counterintuitive, but when it comes to the bomb, secrecy has long been used to mitigate danger. Scott W.
Stern's recent essay in The Atlantic highlights the disconnect between our desire for security and the secrecy that often accompanies nuclear policy.