Are they gonna’ nuke us?

Pod Save the World

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News, Politics

4.8 • 24.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2017

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Tommy talks with former Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken about the Iran deal, whether it’s working, and if we can apply the lessons learned to the dangerous situation in North Korea. Then they talk about Secretary Tillerson’s record at State and tensions in Israel and Venezuela. Both of them really miss Joe Biden.

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0:00.0	Today, joining me today on Podsay of the World is Tony the Mooch Blinken, Tony Blinken.
0:11.0	Tony was serving the Obama administration in a number of hugely important roles.
0:15.0	He was a deputy secretary of state, deputy national security adviser, and before that,
0:19.8	he was vice president Biden's national security adviser.
0:22.8	We all miss vice president Biden being on the scene and hope he does more.
0:26.1	You're also staff director in the Center for Foreign Relations Committee for many years.
0:28.8	You've worked on foreign policy from every end of Washington.
0:32.8	So thank you so much for doing that.
0:33.8	It's great to be here, Tommy. Thank you.
0:34.8	And we're in the most beautiful studio you've ever seen in America.
0:37.8	Really?
0:38.8	And I never want to leave.
0:39.8	So I want to start with a lightning round.
0:41.8	Is Iran going to Newcastle?
0:43.8	Not tomorrow.
0:44.8	Okay. Is Russia going to Newcastle?
0:45.8	Not tomorrow.
0:46.8	Is North Korea going to Newcastle?
0:47.8	Well, okay.
0:48.8	So that one feels like a problem.
0:50.8	Okay. On Iran in all seriousness, the Iran deal is in place, right?
0:54.8	And by law, the administration is required to notify Congress every 90 days about
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