The nukes are not set to fly. All the countries that have nukes have them locked up nice and tight, well except perhaps for the US Airforce
I'm a believer that MAD is a very powerful motivator, and everyone in the Club has something big to loose. It just doesn't make a lot of sense.
What's more disturbing is the net loss of global influence the US is going to continue to see over the next few decades. We're not headed towards WWIII, but our way of life might just need to be modified to maximize our resources and keep the USA running strong.
-spence