The Realignment 455 | Sarah Scoles: What Does the Future Hold for America's Nuclear Arsenal?
Feb 15, 2024
Joining The Realignment, Sarah Scoles, author of Countdown: The Blinding Future of Nuclear Weapons, discusses the modern nuclear weapons landscape, efforts to modernize America's vintage nuclear stockpile, and prospects for the nuclear status-quo, proliferation, and abolishment. She also explores the generational relationship with nuclear weapons and the role of nuclear weapons in preventing large-scale wars.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
The Generational Relationship with Nuclear Weapons
03:13 • 4min
Modernizing Nuclear Weapons and the Prospects for Reduction
06:46 • 4min
The History of Nuclear Stockpile Reductions and the Role of Scientists
10:38 • 2min
The Role of Nuclear Weapons in Preventing Large-Scale Wars
12:18 • 22min
Views on Pursuing Scientific Knowledge and Quotes from Nuclear Physicists
34:38 • 3min