A Nuke Hope: Review of ‘The Nuclear Age’ by Serhii Plokhy

Published January 9, 2026 3:57am ET



“Nuclear… We can’t let people throw around that word. I call it the N-Word. There are two N-words, and you can’t use either of them. And, frankly, if it does get to use, we have more than anybody else.” 

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