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#1752 Reigniting the Nuclear Arms Race: Fat Man, Little Boy, and Donald Trump
Air Date 11/7/2025
The most dangerous part of nuclear weapons has always been the people in charge of them. As we potentially enter a new arms race, some of the worst people in the world are in charge of the vast majority of nuclear weapons.
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KEY POINTS
KP 1: Will Trump Spark a New Nuclear Arms Race - TLDR News Global - Air Date 11-9-25
KP 2: A History of the Doomsday Clock in 4 Minutes - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - Air Date 1-30-24
KP 3: The Lie of Nuclear Deterrence - ICAN's Melissa Parke in Hiroshima, Nagasaki, & Korea for Atomic Bomb 80th Commemorations, Hibakusha Part 1 - Nuclear Hotseat - Air Date 8-13-25
KP 4: Voices of Hiroshima - Scene On Radio - Air Date 8-6-25
KP 5: Marshall Islands: Paradise Interrupted Part 1 - At the Brink - Air Date 12-5-23
KP 6: The Lie of Nuclear Deterrence - ICAN's Melissa Parke in Hiroshima, Nagasaki, & Korea for Atomic Bomb 80th Commemorations, Hibakusha Part 2 - Nuclear Hotseat - Air Date 8-13-25
(00:44:32) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
On the morality of facts we don't question
DEEPER DIVES
(00:56:09) SECTION A: CONSTANT PERIL
(01:22:44) SECTION B: THE NEW ARMS RACE, WORSE THAN THE FIRST
(02:05:41) SECTION C: THE DETERRENCE MYTH
(02:44:12) SECTION D: THE AFTERMATH 80 YEARS LATER
SHOW IMAGE CREDITS
Description: Image of a president’s hand reaching out to press a big red button.
Credit: “war-nuclear-war” by geralt, Pixabay | Pixabay license
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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Air Date 11/7/2025
The most dangerous part of nuclear weapons has always been the people in charge of them. As we potentially enter a new arms race, some of the worst people in the world are in charge of the vast majority of nuclear weapons.
Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991, message us on Signal at the handle bestoftheleft.01, or email [email protected]
Full Show Notes
Check out our new show, SOLVED! on YouTube!
BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!)
Use our links to shop Bookshop.org and Libro.fm for a non-evil book and audiobook purchasing experience!
Join our Discord community!
KEY POINTS
KP 1: Will Trump Spark a New Nuclear Arms Race - TLDR News Global - Air Date 11-9-25
KP 2: A History of the Doomsday Clock in 4 Minutes - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - Air Date 1-30-24
KP 3: The Lie of Nuclear Deterrence - ICAN's Melissa Parke in Hiroshima, Nagasaki, & Korea for Atomic Bomb 80th Commemorations, Hibakusha Part 1 - Nuclear Hotseat - Air Date 8-13-25
KP 4: Voices of Hiroshima - Scene On Radio - Air Date 8-6-25
KP 5: Marshall Islands: Paradise Interrupted Part 1 - At the Brink - Air Date 12-5-23
KP 6: The Lie of Nuclear Deterrence - ICAN's Melissa Parke in Hiroshima, Nagasaki, & Korea for Atomic Bomb 80th Commemorations, Hibakusha Part 2 - Nuclear Hotseat - Air Date 8-13-25
(00:44:32) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
On the morality of facts we don't question
DEEPER DIVES
(00:56:09) SECTION A: CONSTANT PERIL
(01:22:44) SECTION B: THE NEW ARMS RACE, WORSE THAN THE FIRST
(02:05:41) SECTION C: THE DETERRENCE MYTH
(02:44:12) SECTION D: THE AFTERMATH 80 YEARS LATER
SHOW IMAGE CREDITS
Description: Image of a president’s hand reaching out to press a big red button.
Credit: “war-nuclear-war” by geralt, Pixabay | Pixabay license
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com
Listen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Listen Anywhere!
Follow BotL: Bluesky | Mastodon | Threads | X
Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft
Contact me directly at [email protected]
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