Author: Jeffrey Sachs

Donald Trump’s Nuclear Temptation and Collapse of Wisdom There is a psychological truth behind Donald Trump’s conviction that America must never tremble before its rivals. His politics thrives on confrontation, not as a by-product of policy, but as performance. Nuclear testing, to him, is never about the science of destruction; it is about the spectacle of dominance. What he seeks is not military necessity but a symbolic blast: a reminder to Moscow, Beijing, and Tehran that America’s firepower is no relic but a living force. It is shock and awe reborn, wrapped in nationalist nostalgia. Yet the implications run far…