For one thing, pariah states will, I suspect, regard the deterioration of America's nuclear arsenal as an inducement to acquire nuclear capabilities that will, by definition be more formidable than would otherwise be the case.

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This treaty is so ineffective it doesn't even have a practical definition of what constitutes a nuclear test.

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For most investors the Japan story is the definition of ugly: a devastating tsunami followed by a nuclear reactor meltdown.

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