NukeTalk

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.

Dr. Zia Mian joins co-host Michelle Dover for an in-depth discussion on the crisis in India and Pakistan, and whether the current nuclear order is worth saving. Dr. Mian is a physicist and co-director of the Program on Science and Global Security in the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University. Early Warning features our Roger L. Hale fellow Akshai Vikram and Esther Im of the National Committee on North Korea discussing recent developments on North Korea, Iran, and the New START Treaty.

Dr. Zia Mian joins co-host Michelle Dover for an in-depth discussion on the crisis in India and Pakistan, and whether the current nuclear order is worth saving. Dr. Mian is a physicist and co-director of the Program on Science and Global Security in the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University. Early Warning features our Roger L. Hale fellow Akshai Vikram and Esther Im of the National Committee on North Korea discussing recent developments on North Korea, Iran, and the New START Treaty.

Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, presents an exclusive look at the future of US nuclear policy. He outlines the challenges that lie ahead for efforts to restart dialogue between the world's nuclear powers, stop the production of new nuclear weapons, and rethink the US nuclear posture review. Smith's remarks were taken from a special briefing on US nuclear policy hosted by Ploughshares Fund on October 23. Early Warning features Ploughshares Fund deputy director of policy Mary Kaszynski and Geoff Wilson of Council for a Livable World on the partisan fight behind the drafting and passage of the National Defense Authorization Act. Joe Cirincione answers a question from Mark in Massachusetts.

Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, presents an exclusive look at the future of US nuclear policy. He outlines the challenges that lie ahead for efforts to restart dialogue between the world's nuclear powers, stop the production of new nuclear weapons, and rethink the US nuclear posture review. Smith's remarks were taken from a special briefing on US nuclear policy hosted by Ploughshares Fund on October 23. Early Warning features Ploughshares Fund deputy director of policy Mary Kaszynski and Geoff Wilson of Council for a Livable World on the partisan fight behind the drafting and passage of the National Defense Authorization Act. Joe Cirincione answers a question from Mark in Massachusetts.

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) gives us an insider view of the impeachment crisis and its impact on U.S. foreign policy. Connolly serves on the Foreign Affairs and the Oversight Committees, both charged with the impeachment inquiry. Early Warning features Joe Cirincione and Elizabeth Beavers discussing Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's recent comments on nuclear weapons, the 50 US nuclear weapons currently stationed in Turkey, and why we should keep the Open Skies Treaty. Joe Cirincione answers a question from Alec in Louisiana.

New York Times on Erdoğan's desire for nuclear weapons: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/20/world/middleeast/erdogan-turkey-nuclear-weapons-trump.html

Open Skies Treaty op-ed by George Shultz, William J. Perry and Sam Nunn: https://www.wsj.com/articles/open-skies-help-keep-the-peace-with-russia-11571599202

Elizabeth Beavers and Catherine Killough on the importance of pursuing a deal with North Korea: https://www.newsweek.com/trump-impeachment-peace-deal-north-korea-1463793

Heather Hurlburt, director of the New Models of Policy Change project at New America's Political Reform program, joins Michelle Dover for a discussion on US national security and foreign policy under President Donald Trump. She is the co-author of The Consensual Straitjacket: Four Decades of Women in Nuclear Security. News analysis with Michelle Dover, John Carl Baker and Geoff Wilson of Council for a Livable World focuses on the Trump administration's decision to withdraw US troops from the Turkey-Syria border. Joe Cirincione answers a question from Johnny from Massachusetts.

Heather bio: https://www.newamerica.org/our-people/heather-hurlburt/

Her piece in the Texas National Security Review about a progressive foreign policy: https://tnsr.org/roundtable/policy-roundtable-the-future-of-progressive-foreign-policy/

Leadership Council for Women in National Security: https://www.lcwins.org/

Consensual Straitjacket: https://www.newamerica.org/political-reform/reports/the-consensual-straitjacket-four-decades-of-women-in-nuclear-security/

Emma Belcher, director of the Nuclear Challenges program at the MacArthur Foundation, joins Joe Cirincione for a discussion on the role that philanthropy plays in creating a safer, more secure world, and what the current arms race means for the fight against nuclear threats. News analysis with Ploughshares Fund Director of Policy Tom Collina, Roger L. Hale Fellow Akshai Vikram, and Erica Fein of Win Without War. Joe Cirincione answers a question from Mike from Virginia.