nuclear threats

Day 496. 

Today, we bring you updates from the front line, analyse Ukraine’s warning that Russia may have placed explosives on the roof of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, and discuss the contest to replace Jens Stoltenberg as head of NATO.

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David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.

Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.

Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former Tank Commander & Telegraph Columnist). @HamishDBG on Twitter.

Margo Gontar (Ukrainian journalist) @MargoGontar on Twitter.

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Day 484. Today, we bring you updates from Ukraine’s continuing counter-offensive and David Knowles reflects on his 10-day reporting trip across Europe and Ukraine. Plus, we hear from Con Coughlin, The Telegraph's Defence Editor, on his new book, Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny, and the impact of the Syrian Civil War on the war in Ukraine.

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David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.

Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.

Maighna Nanu (Foreign Reporter). @Maighna_N on Twitter. 

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.

Con Coughlin (Defence Editor). His book is Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny (2023).

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Henry Kissinger was one of the most influential and controversial diplomats of the 20th century. He was National Security Advisor and Secretary of State to two American presidents. Now, with China’s growing influence and the prospect of powerful technology that could change the nature of war, his ideas on great power conflict are more relevant than ever. On the eve of his 100th birthday, The Economist spent over eight hours in conversation with Mr Kissinger. In this podcast special, we focus on three elements of the wide-ranging discussion: the role of China, AI and weak American leadership. 

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In this episode, we examine the topic of existential threat, focusing in particular on the subject of nuclear war.

Sam opens the discussion by emphasizing the gravity of our ability to destroy life as we know it at any moment, and how shocking it is that nearly all of us perpetually ignore this fact. Philosopher Nick Bostrom expands on this idea by explaining how developing technologies like DNA synthesis could make humanity more vulnerable to malicious actors.

Sam and historian Fred Kaplan then guide us through a hypothetical timeline of events following a nuclear first strike, highlighting the flaws in the concept of nuclear deterrence. Former Defense Secretary William J. Perry echoes these concerns, painting a grim picture of his "nuclear nightmare" scenario: a nuclear terrorist attack.

Zooming out, Toby Ord outlines each potential extinction-level threat, and why he believes that, between all of them, we face a one in six chance of witnessing the downfall of our species. Our episode ends on a cautiously optimistic note, however, as Yuval Noah Harari shares his thoughts on "global myth-making" and its potential role in helping us navigate through these perilous times.

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Day 384.

Today, we bring you updates from the front line, analyse yesterday’s confrontation between an American drone and Russian jets in the Black Sea and we look again at questions of nuclear escalation.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.

Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.

Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former NATO Commander).

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Piers Morgan is a best-selling author, journalist, television personality, and host of Piers Morgan Uncensored on News UK’s new channel TalkTV. Piers has had a distinguished career in media, and the two of us have become friendly opponents over the last decade, while having mutual appreciation for our ongoing dialogue. 

In today’s episode, we discuss Piers’ public criticism of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and the ensuing controversy that led to his departure from Good Morning Britain. We also discuss JK Rowling’s defense of femininity and we trade opposing takes on the war in Ukraine: its historical comparisons, the U.S.’s involvement, and how the conflict could end.

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Krystal and Saagar bring the news about Russia striking Ukraine, Crimea bridge explosion, Biden's warning, Trump's call for diplomacy, Biden's weed policies, Uvalde firing police officers, Assange vs Bolton, Starbucks CEO, TV revolution, & midterm ad spending!

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Krystal and Saagar analyze growing nuclear fears, Russian dissent, sham referendums, polling data, Biden 2024, Brett Favre's welfare fraud, Jen Psaki's return, Trump vs DeSantis, European populist revolts, & Iranian protests!

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In a speech on Wednesday, President Vladimir V. Putin said that he would require hundreds of thousands more Russians to fight in Ukraine — and alarmed the West by once again raising the specter of nuclear force.

The mobilization signals that Mr. Putin is turning the war from one of aggression to one of defense, offering clues about what the next phase of the fighting will involve.

Guest: Anton Troianovski, the Moscow bureau chief for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Accelerating his war effort, Mr. Putin accused the West of trying to “weaken, divide and ultimately destroy” Russia.
• American and other officials vowed to continue sending military, economic and humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. 

Krystal and Saagar talk about the NYC Nuclear announcement, 2000 mules, Elon vs MSNBC, and media ratings tanking!

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In this episode, Patrick Bet-David is joined by Adam Sosnick and Dr. Peter Pry to discuss the war in Ukraine, doomsday, weakness in America, mass shootings and much more...

TOPICS

• 0:00 - Start 
• 1:52 - What has changed in Ukraine?  
• 7:19 - How do we know EMP's can wipe out population?  
• 15:33 - How to prepare for 'Doomsday'  
• 19:40 - Doomsday Prepper  
• 28:44 - Nuclear Bunkers  
• 40:56 - Do we need 'Doomsday' shelters?  
• 44:37- Does Dr. Pry feel safe under President Biden? 
• 49:04 - The Opposite if unpredictable  
• 58:28 - Is America in a Proxy war with Russia?  
• 1:06:32 - John Bolton Credibility  
• 1:12:18 - Who Wants America to get weaker? 
• 1:27:51 - Is Russia helping China build nuclear weapons?  
• 1:33:02 - Uvalde shooting  
• 1:39:05 - How can we prevent mass shooting
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Dr. Pry is the Executive Director of Task Force on National and Homeland Security, a Congressional Advisory Board dedicated to achieving protection of the United States from electromagnetic pulse (EMP), cyber-attack, mass destruction terrorism and other threats to civilian critical infrastructures on an accelerated basis.  Dr. Pry is also the Director of the United States Nuclear Strategy Forum, a Congressional Advisory Board dedicated to developing policies to counter Weapons of Mass Destruction.  In 2015, Dr. Pry testified in Denver on Colorado’s first attempt to pass EMP/GMD legislation.

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Joe Biden prepares a State of the Union as war rages in Ukraine, Melissa Murray joins to talk about Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, and a look at the good, bad, and ugliest moments from this weekend’s Conservative Political Action Conference.

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