Meanwhile, the public has learned to stop worrying and love the bomb (as suggested in Dr. Strangelove) or has just forgotten about its existence. This is why the Brexit debate in Britain—a major nuclear power—revolved mainly around questions of economics and immigration, while the vital contribution of the EU to European and global peace has largely been ignored. After centuries of terrible bloodshed, French, Germans, Italians, and Britons have finally built a mechanism that ensures continental harmony—only to have the British public throw a wrench into the miracle machine.
