America’s Nuclear Trajectory

America’s Nuclear Trajectory

Tom Engelhardt and Jonathan Schell discuss American involvement in Vietnam and Afghanistan, US nuclear policy from the 1960s to the present and the dilemma of nuclear weaponry in the Obama era.

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In his article in this week’s Nation, "Reaching Zero," Schell argues that the disarmament movement needs a clear strategic architecture if we are to move toward the abolition of nuclear weapons. Listen to Tom Engelhardt and Jonathan Schell discuss American involvement in Vietnam and Afghanistan, US nuclear policy from the 1960s to the present and the dilemma of nuclear weaponry in the Obama era.

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