Archive · 25 May 2025
Ankit Panda: The New Nuclear Age's Growing Risks
The world is in a new nuclear age, different from the Cold War.
Ankit Panda says risks are rising with many countries having nuclear weapons.
The main worry is that leaders have the power to start nuclear wars.
India's Operation Sindoor showed it could take risks.
China is a challenge to India due to its advanced weapons.
Non-nuclear countries could also cause a nuclear escalation.
Panda says building better defenses is more doable than making more weapons.
The US helps deescalate crises with nuclear countries.
Ankit Panda discusses the rising nuclear risks in the new nuclear age.
The author views nuclear risks manifesting against a complex multipolar geopolitical backdrop.
India's Operation Sindoor introduced a new rulebook for handling crises with Pakistan.
China's growing arsenal poses a challenge to India's nuclear doctrine.
Non-nuclear states with advanced precision-strike systems could lead to nuclear escalation.
- Who
- Ankit Panda, nuclear policy expert, discussing nuclear risks with Sunday Times.
- What
- Discussion of nuclear risks and strategies in the modern world.
- When
- Ongoing, with rising nuclear risks
- Where
- Focusing on global geopolitical dynamics, with a specific focus on India, Pakistan, China, and the US.
- Why
- To address the new nuclear age and the potential for global conflict.
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Role of Non-Nuclear States
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Highlights how non-nuclear advanced states could put nuclear weapons at risk, increasing incentives for nuclear use.
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Focuses on non-nuclear players such as South Korea that may drive escalation.
- Expert
- Ankit Panda
- Book Title
- New Nuclear Age: At the Precipice of Armageddon
- Cold War Nuclear Powers
- US and Soviet Union
- Countries involved in Operation Sindoor
- India and Pakistan
- Country expanding its nuclear arsenal
- China
- India's Nuclear Doctrine
- Assured power to hurt