Israel and the US \u2013 both nuclear-armed states \u2013 recently attacked Iran. They said it was to prevent Iran getting a nuclear weapon, something Iran denies it\u2019s trying to do.
\nWhat determines which countries can, and can\u2019t, have nuclear weapons? And are we seeing a new nuclear race? <\/p>\n
#AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains<\/p>\n
Chapters:
\n01:09 – How the Cuban Missile Crisis led to a new nuclear order.
\n01:58 – The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the nine nuclear-armed states.
\n04:49 – The key factors that affect a country\u2019s calculation on nukes.
\n05:47 – Security: do nuclear weapons make a country more, or less, safe?
\n07:22 – The US nuclear umbrella – can it still be trusted?
\n08:10 – Do nuclear weapons enhance a country\u2019s status?
\n09:40 – What\u2019s going on with Iran?
\n14:32 – Who gets to police the global nuclear order?
\n14:52 – How the nine nuclear-armed states are increasing their spending on nukes.<\/p>\n
This episode features:
\nGary Samore | Director, Crown Centre for Middle East Studies & Professor, Brandeis University<\/p>\n
Hans M. Kristensen | Director, Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists<\/p>\n
Sharon Squassoni | Research Professor, George Washington University<\/p>\n
Hassan Elbahtimy | Senior Lecturer, Dept of War Studies, King\u2019s College London<\/p>\n
Tariq Rauf | Former IAEA official<\/p>\n
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