The Realignment 371 | Evan Thomas: The Atomic Bomb's Legacy in a Disordered World
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May 18, 2023 Chapters
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Importance of Nuclear Weapons in the Present Moment
01:38 • 2min
The Importance of Idealism in American Foreign Policy
03:43 • 4min
The Politics of Nuclear Weapons
07:26 • 5min
The Total War Dilemma
12:02 • 5min
The Role of Scale in the History of Nuclear Weapons
16:37 • 5min
The Limits of Fear of Nuclear Weapons
21:45 • 3min
The Complications of Defending Taiwan
24:27 • 2min
The Berlin Crisis in 1961
26:07 • 3min
The Right Call to Use Nuclear Weapons
29:15 • 2min
The Importance of Unconditional Surrender
31:43 • 2min
What Makes a Country Survive?
33:22 • 2min
The Complex Dynamics of the Cold War
35:14 • 3min