The U.S. military recently confirmed that it has fielded controversial low-yield nuclear warheads on certain submarine-launched ballistic missiles. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, Thomas Countryman joins WPR’s Elliot Waldman to discuss nuclear strategy and arms control in the age of Trump.

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