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From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

Thinking about the unthinkable, the prospect of nuclear war.

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

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

It's been 70 years since the U.S. became the first nation to drop an atomic bomb.

So far, it's the only one.

How long will that last?

Nine nations have developed nuclear weapons, and despite arms reduction agreements,

the U.S. and Russia still have massive arsenals.

Now both countries are modernizing their stockpiles, ostensibly for defensive purposes,

but each side suspects the other of thinking offense, as memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

fade into the past. Today's talking point, billionaire political contributors say their real mission

is helping the poor. First, here's the news.

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International Program Fund. Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To the Port. In the 70 years since

atomic bombs

were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the ultimate weapon has not been used again. But nine

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