"We know from back in the Cold War how many times we got really close to nuclear war, nuclear weapon use, and even potentially nuclear war. I mean, the number of examples is staggering."
On July 22nd, Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes joined Nate Polson, also known as Canadian Prepper, on his YouTube Podcast to talk in detail about the extreme risks posed by nuclear weapons in today’s world.
The nearly two hour long interview covers the unique dangers associated with nuclear weapons, the problems with mutually assured destruction, weakening nuclear taboo, and the challenges on the road to disarmament. Watch the full video or follow along in chapters below.
Interview Chapters:
Chapter 1: The threat of nuclear war - 0:00
Chapter 2: Introduction of the expert - 1:26
Chapter 3: Geopolitical tensions - 3:08
Chapter 4: The Doomsday Clock - 6:26
Chapter 5: The uniqueness of nuclear war - 8:30
Chapter 6: Human insanity and war - 12:07
Chapter 7: Escalation and strategy - 14:49
Chapter 8: The risks of miscalculation - 17:36
Chapter 9: The role of political leadership - 21:29
Chapter 10: Breaking the nuclear taboo - 25:09
Chapter 11: Military targeting protocols - 28:45
Chapter 12: Disarmament and policy failure - 32:20
Chapter 13: Cultural ignorance of the threat - 36:42
Chapter 14: The war machine influence - 40:03
Chapter 15: Trump’s policy and rhetoric - 45:23
Chapter 16: The Iranian theater of war - 52:13
Chapter 17: Historical narrative of bombings - 59:13
Chapter 18: Nuclear testing and fallout - 1:06:21
Chapter 19: Enforcing non-proliferation - 1:11:11
Chapter 20: The path toward zero -1:16:56
Chapter 21: Resuming nuclear testing - 1:19:33
Chapter 22: Nuclear winter modeling - 1:23:41
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