An answer can be given once more in one sentence: the intentional, hostile deployment‚—whether by a state, a terrorist group, or other individuals‚—of a significant nuclear device.

An answer can be given once more in one sentence: the intentional, hostile deployment‚—whether by a state, a terrorist group, or other individuals‚—of a significant nuclear device.
Links:
[1] http://edge.org/annual-question/what-will-change-everything
[2] http://edge.org/inthenews/what-will-change-everything
[3] http://edge.org/contributors/what-will-change-everything
[4] http://edge.org/responses/what-will-change-everything
[5] http://edge.org/print/response-detail/10618
[6] http://edge.org/memberbio/gerald_holton