Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: Addendum

EP10 Strangelove Whisperings

Mar 2, 2020
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INSIGHT

Nuclear Threat Perception

  • Today, nuclear threats are perceived as less dangerous than during the Cold War.
  • We focus on rogue states with a few nukes, not the superpower arsenals of the past.
INSIGHT

Early Nuclear Strategists

  • Early nuclear strategists were driven by a sense of mission to prevent war.
  • They believed their analytical skills could address the threat.
ANECDOTE

Trump's "Fire and Fury"

  • Trump's "fire and fury" comment in 2017 revived nuclear anxiety.
  • This anxiety stemmed from a forgotten understanding of nuclear strategy.
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