It IS scare journalism to remind people of this. We use fear, uncertainty, and doubt to sell people magazines and Solar panels. It's part of why we spend $800 billion on military spending in the US. It's part of why these weapons exist in the first place.
Hand-waving conflation and mischaracterization. MAD kept you safe from total war and it cannot be setoff by accident. Permission link is required in the US implementation. It is terrible but it is a white elephant: it cannot be given away but it also is undesirable to keep but still necessary.
No thank you!