The Soho Forum Debates

Is It Time to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons?

Sep 23, 2022

01:22:26

Creator website

Highlights

AI Chapters

Episode notes

You Don't Need Air Force to Win the War

02:03

The First Step to Abolition of Nuclear Weapons

03:13

Nuclear Weapons

01:44

Introduction

2min

I Can't Disinvent Nuclear Weapons

2min

We're Not Going to Lay Down Our Weapons Unilaterally

4min

Why We Shouldn't Use Nuclear Weapons

2min

Nuclear Weapons - The Story of Weapons Evolution

2min

Nuclear Deturance Failed During the Cuban Misso Crisis

2min

The Two Criteria for Abandoning Nuclear Weapons Have Been Met.

2min

Deterrence Red Lines

5min

The Chinese Comparative Plan

4min

10.

The First Step to Abolition of Nuclear Weapons

3min

11.

No Use of Nuclear Weapons

3min

12.

Nuclear Weapons - What's the Bottom Line?

2min

13.

The Arms Race Is Starting Right Now

2min

14.

The Beginning of Abolition Isn't to Abolise Weapons

6min

15.

Are You Saying That It's Inconceivable to Abolish Nuclear Weapons?

5min

16.

The Problem of Nuclear Weapons Isn't the Weapons.

2min

17.

Nuclear Weapons

3min

18.

I Don't Think We Need to Be That in Awe of Nuclear Weapons

2min

19.

Nuclear Weapons Are So Incredible We Could Never Imagine a World Without Them

3min

20.

Is There a Nuclear War?

3min

21.

Do You Think Abolition Is a Good Idea?

2min

22.

You Don't Need Air Force to Win the War

2min

23.

Do You Think the Irrationality of State Actors Is in Contradiction With One Another?

4min

24.

Are You Getting Ideas in Your Head?

5min

25.

Do You See an Analogue With Chemical Weapons?

4min

26.

Nuclear War Is a Savagery That Only Sleeps

2min

27.

Nuclear Weapons, Is It Imperative to Eliminate Them?

5min

28.

Nuclear Weapons

2min

Is it imperative that the world eliminate all nuclear weapons? That was the topic of a live debate hosted by the Soho Forum on September 19, 2022.

Ward Wilson is the author of Five Myths about Nuclear Weapons and president of RealistRevolt. He argued that nuclear weapons have almost no practical application, and it's time to end world leaders' fascination with their awe-inspiring power.

Peter Huessy, is director of strategic deterrent studies at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies and president of his own defense consulting firm, GeoStrategic Analysis. He argued that we can't get to nuclear abolition without getting other nuclear powers on board, including Russia and China, which both see them as essential tools in their foreign policy agenda

The debate was held at the Sheen Center in downtown Manhattan, and was moderated by Soho Forum Director Gene Epstein.

Narrated by Nick Gillespie; edited by John Osterhoudt

The post Is It Time to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons? appeared first on Reason.com.

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.