Pax atomica?

Is deterrence a moderating factor in international relations? What role exactly does the atomic weapon play in a landscape where forms of warfare have diversified? These questions are crucial today, given the threats posed by Russia and the growing nuclear dangers in Asia. How are plans to use nuclear weapons drawn up? What lessons can be learned from the crises that have brought the world to the brink of collapse since 1945? Does the Bomb keep the peace between the great powers, and will it continue to do so? Bruno Tertrais answers this question in the affirmative, without concealing the limits of the concept of deterrence.