We are still in the "atomic age" - and will be for as long as nuclear weapons continue to exist. Furthermore, right now these weapons just "sit around" - but o

We are still in the "atomic age" - and will be for as long as nuclear weapons continue to exist. Furthermore, right now these weapons just "sit around" - but one day they will be used again. All it will take will be a "brief moment" of insanity by a leader, and by the people he leads, to touch off the tragedy to follow. Or...more likely...because we know it has happened in the past: It will happen due to a mistake, either by one or more humans misinterpreting what other humans are doing, or by misinterpreting the signals of machines (or machines sending the wrong signals, which are then interpreted correctly by the humans - though the signals are false). This scenario is far more likely than sheer anger causing madness leading to tragedy - simply because it has historical precedent of happening not once, but multiple times. Humanity will never be safe as long as these weapons and weapon systems exist.