As we approach the 77th anniversary of the U.S. nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, host Esty Dinur spends the first part of today’s show discussing the current and ongoing threat of nuclear war and the problem with nuclear power with John Steinbach.

Then, Bruce Gagnon joins to talk about the increasing weaponization of space.

Jon Steinbach is co-founder of the Hiroshima/Nagasaki Peace Committee of the National Capital Area.

Bruce Gagnon is coordinator and co-founder of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space.

Cover photo: “US nuclear weapons test in Nevada in 1951” by International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.

 

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