Are we living through a new nuclear arms race?

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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🗓️ 25 July 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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As tensions rise across the globe, hypersonic missiles, strategic algorithms, and next-gen warheads are reigniting fears we hoped were left behind in the Cold War. Today in The Bunker, Seth Thévoz is joined by Shashank Joshi, defence editor at The Economist, to explore the key players driving a new era of nuclear weaponry. • We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to https://indeed.com/bunker for £100 sponsored credit. www.patreon.com/bunkercast Follow us on BlueSky. Written and presented by Seth Thévoz. Producer: Liam Tait. Audio editors: Tom Taylor. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:23.2	Hello and welcome to the bunker where we look at the news without the nonsense.
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1:33.2	August 2025 sees the 80th anniversary of the only nuclear strikes in human history,
1:39.7	the bombing of Hiroshima Nagasaki bringing about the end of World War II.
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