Summary
On this episode of Cyber we talk about an old technology that suddenly feels very new. The bomb. That’s right, this episode is all about nuclear weapons. Thanks to Moscow’s war in Ukraine and Putin’s implicit and explicit threats to use them should Russian territory be threatened, everyone is afraid of nuclear weapons once again. Able Archer? Passé. Cuban Missile Crisis? Old news. These days it’s all about hypersonics, tactical nukes, and even cruise missiles powered by a nuclear engine.
At least that’s the claim.
On this episode of Cyber, the Arms Control Wonk himself, Jeffrey Lewis, comes on to answer all your burning questions about nuclear weapons. Lewis is a professor at the Middlebury Institute, a member of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, and the host of the Arms Control Wonk podcast.
Stories discussed in this episode:
Is There a Threat of Nuclear War with Russia? Experts Weigh In.
Putin Puts Russia’s Nuclear Deterrent Forces on High Alert
Putin Demonstrates New Missiles With Visualization of Nukes Hitting Mar-a-Lago
Nuclear War Anxiety Is Back. Here’s How to Manage It.
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| 0:00.0 | TAM! It's got the code it's going to launch. |
| 0:10.2 | It's a unit system. I know this. |
| 0:14.6 | It's all the files of the whole park. It tells her everything. |
| 0:18.5 | Sir, he's uploading the virus. |
| 0:21.3 | Eagle 1. The package is being delivered. |
| 0:24.9 | Hello out there on the internet. |
| 0:26.7 | I am Matthew Galt, and this is cyber. |
| 0:28.7 | Today, we're going to talk about an old technology that suddenly feels very new. |
| 0:32.2 | The bomb. |
| 0:33.3 | That's right, today is all about nuclear weapons. |
| 0:35.3 | Thanks to Moscow's war in Ukraine and Putin's implicit and explicit threats to use them against anyone who should threaten Russian territory, |
| 0:43.3 | everyone is afraid of nuclear weapons again. |
| 0:46.3 | Abel Archer, pass a Cuban missile crisis. |
| 0:48.3 | Well, that's old news. |
| 0:49.3 | These days, it's all about hypersonics, tactical nukes, and even cruise missiles powered with a nuclear engine. |
| 0:56.3 | At least, that's the claim. |
| 0:58.8 | With us today to answer all your burning nuclear questions is the arms control walk himself, Jeffrey Lewis. |
| 1:03.8 | Lewis is a professor at the Middlebury Institute, a member of the James Martin Center for |
| 1:07.9 | Non-Proliferation Studies, and the host of the Arms Control Wank podcast. Sir, thank you so much for coming on to cyber and talking to us about nuclear |
| 1:15.5 | weapons. Hey, man. It's great to talk to you. All right. So you're an expert in this. You're, |
| 1:21.1 | you know the history. You're immersed in the subject. On a scale of one to Cuban missile crisis, where's your nuclear anxiety at right now? |
| 1:30.9 | Oh, my God. |
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