New weapons technologies

[Human No More]

Originally Posted by auroraglacialis

The weapons from the Cold war are still there. The new things just add a little bit to the threat. Actually they add a lot because the Cold war was about MAD (mutually assured destruction), so no one dared to really use this. But a nuclear powered drone here, a little genetically engineered virus there ... who will respond with atomic bombs to that little thing....

Another one to add to your checklist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slippery_slope_fallacy

With the possible exception of Iran (who are all religious nutcases), nobody is stupid enough to precipitate a conflict that will get themselves wiped out.