Fear of Nuclear War Makes an Unwelcome Comeback

They say that everything eventually comes back into style. Wide ties, doo-wap music, bell bottoms, nuclear annihilation. Some of these retreads are more unwelcome than others, with bell bottoms obviously being the most egregious. But nuclear eradication is a close second.

When nuclear weapons were new, they were the rage. They were all anyone talked about. When the Soviets joined…