Dr. Andrew Crepenevich: Can anyone convince China that making more nuclear weapons is not in its best interest? He says there's no clear path to how you would get to one, but right now it's a "wicked problem" The episode was produced by Amanda Llewellyn and edited by Matthew Colette. It was engineered by Michael Rayfield and fact-checked by Laura Böhler.
For decades, a delicate strategy of deterrence kept Russia and the US from nuclear war. With China upping its nuclear ambitions, things are about to get a lot more complicated.
This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King.
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