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To the Point

Money and Morale in America’s Nuclear Program

To the Point

KCRW

News

4.4583 Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2014

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Maintaining America’s aging nuclear arsenal requires a perfect safety record.  One mistake could lead to untold destruction.  Is the cost of restoration worth up to a trillion dollars?

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, this is Warren Alney. Thanks so much for listening to this podcast of To the Point,

0:04.0

and I want to tell you about another podcast that's available here at KCRW,

0:08.4

and that's the program, DNA, hosted by Francis Anderton.

0:12.9

Francis is well connected in the industry of design and architecture and art.

0:18.0

She used to be editor of an architecture magazine.

0:21.6

She knows the trends before they happen. She'll be able to fill you in on them. You can find DNA on KCRW's

0:27.4

iTunes page. From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is

0:35.9

To the Point.

0:41.8

Are America's aging nuclear weapons worth restoring?

0:48.8

Hello again, I'm Roman Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

0:51.1

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

0:54.9

The Cold War is over, and even the commander of America's nuclear forces,

1:00.1

says an atomic attack by Russia is hardly worth discussing. The nuclear arsenal has been allowed to fall into disrepair, making it subject to possible errors or accidents of enormous destructive

1:05.7

power. But the U.S. still maintains more than 4,000 nuclear weapons, and the bombers, submarines, and land-based missiles that carry them need replacement.

1:15.3

Should the Pentagon spend up to a trillion dollars on yesterday's weapons?

1:19.4

What's life like in a missile silo in Montana?

1:22.6

Today's talking point is Uber at war with itself.

1:26.7

First, here's the news.

1:30.4

Listen to KCRW's 24-hour all-news channel, stream BBC World Service, NPR and KCRW programs,

1:38.8

continuous coverage and accessible via our smartphone app or online at kCRw.com.

1:45.8

Support for To The Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International Program Fund.

1:52.5

Hello again, Warren Ali, back with To The Point.

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