Nuclear weapons are both the ultimate deterrent and the ultimate threat. The same weapons that are capable of preserving peace can also trigger global devastation.

There hasn’t been a nuclear attack since 1945, when the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan, yet nuclear weapon advancements and testing remain a priority for many nations. Just last week Donald Trump called on US military leaders to resume testing nuclear weapons in order to keep pace with other countries such as Russia and China.

So, as technology advances and global tensions increase, the question grows more urgent: are nuclear weapons protecting or dooming us? Documentarian James Jones, academic Dr Tim Stevens and Sky News’ Diana Magnay offer their perspective.

When you watch the massive bulk of Russia’s RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile roll its way on huge 16-wheel lorries across the cobbles of Moscow’s Red Square, its hulking, sinister exterior lodges itself in the pit of your stomach.

It is both chilling and somehow awesome, the highlight – if you will – of the annual Victory Day parade, designed to instil pride in the........

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