The 3 Body Problem's Implications for Nuclear Warfare.

Physicists and military planners are warning that the world of atomic superpowers is about to escalate to three from two, which could lead to not only global races for new armaments but also thermonuclear war. The looming era could encourage “states to resort to nuclear weapons in a crisis,” they warn. The jump from two to three can produce a counterintuitive jump in complexity, as Newton found to his dismay. Despite the prospect of complicated new threats and uncertainties from three atomic superpowers, experts say that the existential threats of the tripolar world could be managed successfully by keeping the lines of communication open and interacting.