NukeTalk

Madeleine Albright, Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton, joins co-host Joe Cirincione for an exclusive interview on global security, and how globalization and technological advancement exacerbate already serious dangers from nuclear weapons, cyber warfare, artificial intelligence and automated weapons. Early Warning features Erica Fein of Win Without War and Geoffrey Wilson of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation discussing what went wrong for House Democrats during negotiations for the final National Defense Authorization Act, and the bombshell Washington Post report on the Afghanistan War.

Kate Folb, director of Hollywood, Health & Society (HH&S), joins co-host Joe Cirincione to discuss HH&S's work linking screenwriters with the top experts on health, safety, and national security. Last year, Kate helped connect Joe with the producers of “Madam Secretary,” the hit CBS political drama, to walk the showrunners through what would happen if the White House believed the United States was under nuclear attack. Hollywood, Health & Society is a program of the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center. Early Warning features Ploughshares Fund's Senior Program Officer/Nuclear Field Coordinator John Carl Baker and Gabrielle Tarini of RAND Corporation. Joe answers a question from Sean.

Jeffrey Lewis, expert in nuclear nonproliferation and geopolitics, joins co-host Joe Cirincione for a wide-ranging discussion on national security, presidential authority, and how the next occupant of the White House should tackle nuclear policy issues. Jeffrey Lewis is director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program for the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. Early Warning features our director of policy Tom Collina and Roger L. Hale fellow Akshai Vikram discussing the ongoing protests in Iran and US nuclear policy, which currently allows the president absolute authority to launch nuclear weapons whenever they want, for whatever reason.

Jeffrey Lewis, expert in nuclear nonproliferation and geopolitics, joins co-host Joe Cirincione for a wide-ranging discussion on national security, presidential authority, and how the next occupant of the White House should tackle nuclear policy issues. Jeffrey Lewis is director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program for the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. Early Warning features our director of policy Tom Collina and Roger L. Hale fellow Akshai Vikram discussing the ongoing protests in Iran and US nuclear policy, which currently allows the president absolute authority to launch nuclear weapons whenever they want, for whatever reason.

John Glaser and Chris Preble of the Cato Institute join co-host Joe Cirincione for a discussion on the Trump Administration's effect on US foreign policy, and what it means for the theory of American primacy that Glaser and Preble argue has guided US foreign policy since the end of the Cold War. Glaser and Preble are co-authors of Fuel to the Fire: How Trump Made America’s Broken Foreign Policy Even Worse (and How We Can Recover). Early Warning features our director of policy Tom Collina, Roger L. Hale Fellow Akshai Vikram, and Catherine Killough of Women Cross DMZ analyzing exchanges on North Korea and Iran during last week's Democratic presidential debate.

John Glaser and Chris Preble of the Cato Institute join co-host Joe Cirincione for a discussion on the Trump Administration's effect on US foreign policy, and what it means for the theory of American primacy that Glaser and Preble argue has guided US foreign policy since the end of the Cold War. Glaser and Preble are co-authors of Fuel to the Fire: How Trump Made America’s Broken Foreign Policy Even Worse (and How We Can Recover). Early Warning features our director of policy Tom Collina, Roger L. Hale Fellow Akshai Vikram, and Catherine Killough of Women Cross DMZ analyzing exchanges on North Korea and Iran during last week's Democratic presidential debate.

Ambassador Laura Holgate joins co-host Michelle Dover to reflect on the one-year anniversary of Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy, a leadership network co-founded by Holgate and Dover that aims to break down gender barriers and promote gender equality in the nuclear field. Early Warning features Ploughshares Fund Deputy Director of Policy Mary Kaszynski and Nuclear Field Coordinator/Senior Program Officer John Carl Baker discussing the Trump administration's attempts to drive out long-time US State Department officials, Iran's latest breaches of the Iran nuclear agreement, and a recent report revealing that nearly 50 universities are involved in the research and design of US nuclear weapons. Joe Cirincione answers a question from Nick in Vancouver.

Tristan Guyette and Colleen Moore of Beyond the Bomb discuss their experiences organizing a nationwide mass movement to prevent nuclear war in an exclusive interview with Joe Cirincione. Early Warning features Press the Button co-host Michelle Dover, Ploughshares Fund Director of Policy Tom Collina, and Ariane Tabatabai of Columbia University on recent news that Iran has restarted uranium enrichment at its Fordow facility and the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Joe Cirincione answers a question from Kayvon in California.