Edge of Armageddon: why does one of the world’s top thinkers believe we’re nearing nuclear apocalypse?


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The Guardian

In a chilling new book, theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli says we’re back on the brink – and this time, leaders chronically lack the nous of Kennedy and Khrushchev. So why is he against rearming?

“The idea of the Russian military being a threat to Europe is ridiculous. Russia can’t even get to Kyiv! A few years ago, Russia had 4% of the world’s military spending and Nato had 40%.”

The real problem, Rovelli suggests, is mutual fear.

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Duck and cover … schoolchildren practise a drill during the Cuban missile crisis. Photograph: GraphicaArtis/Getty Images

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