Published on, Sept. 30 -- September 30, 2025 12:23 AM

Nuclear devices are undoubtedly weapons of mass destruction, and even thinking about their impact sends a shudder through the nerves. But at the same time, they are also a stabilising tool in the maintenance of peace as they act as a deterrent against the aggressive intentions of any country contemplating threatening the security of another country. The USA, which not only developed the nuclear bomb but also used it against Japan, causing unimaginable death and destruction in two of its cities, was confident that the latter did not have the matching capability to respond in the same manner.

The role of nuclear weapons as a deterrent was amply manifested during the Cold War years, whe...