Books by Michael Krepon

While the fact that both countries possess nuclear weapons may prevent a full-blown conventional or nuclear war, the presence of these weapons in the region may also encourage the use of violence at lower levels expecting escalation to be contained by a mutual desire to avoid the nuclear threshold.

Better Safe than Sorry helps place contemporary anxieties about nuclear proliferation into a historical context, and also looks at what lies ahead in terms of nuclear danger. By focusing on the events that can do the most damage, the author's intention is to clarify and reinforce useful preventive measures, and explore how we can be safe without being sorry.