Nearly seven decades after the ‘bomb’ was dropped on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the specter of nuclear war remains, but the publics eye on the conversation has moved quite dramatically. In recent years, the talk of the dangers of nuclear war have come more boldly into the public discourse, but with the threat of the Cold War, perceivably over, the conversation rather than occurring in the proverbial town square occurs quietly in academic circles. As the West is embroiled in a quiet, lukewarm war do these weapons serve a purpose, and what is that?
Show Notes
- The World Can Still Be Destroyed in a Flash, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/06/opinion/hiroshima-anniversary-nuclear-weapons.html
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U.S. Examines Whether Saudi Nuclear Program Could Lead to Bomb Effort – https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/us/politics/us-examines-saudi-nuclear-program.html
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Russia Warns It Will See Any Incoming Missile as Nuclear – https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/08/07/world/europe/ap-eu-russia-nuclear-policy.html
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Nagasaki Urges Nuke Ban on 75th Anniversary of US A-Bombing – https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/08/08/world/asia/ap-as-japan-nagasaki-anniversary.html