Return Of Nuclear Fears Shapes World Leaders' Summit In Japan

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🗓️ 18 May 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

As world leaders convene in Japan for the G7 summit, contemporary concerns including climate change and Russia's invasion of Ukraine are on the agenda alongside a resurgent worry: nuclear war.

This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, White House correspondent Scott Detrow, and international correspondent Anthony Kuhn.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Eric and Hiroshima, Japan.
0:03.1	Right now, I'm out and about in the center of the city,
0:05.8	looking to eat some of the regional specialties
0:08.1	before the G7 summit road closures,
0:10.8	they get a hassle to get around the city.
0:12.8	Same, buddy.
0:13.7	This podcast was recorded at 9.16 am Eastern time on Thursday, the 18th of May.
0:21.5	Things may have changed by the time you hear this,
0:23.7	and I will have gobbled down some of the best Hiroshima style Okonomiyaki.
0:28.0	Here's the show.
0:30.4	Oh, sounds so good.
0:33.8	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:36.4	I'm Tamer Keith, I cover the White House.
0:38.5	I'm Scott Detro, I cover the White House.
0:40.7	I have eaten that two times already.
0:42.4	It's delicious and tame, I hate to correct you, but it's 10-15 pm.
0:46.6	That's because you're in Hiroshima, Scott.
0:49.4	And NPR's Anthony Cune is there as well.
0:52.1	Hello, Anthony.
0:53.2	Hey there.
0:54.4	You are there for that G7 summit we heard about.
0:57.2	President Biden is also in Japan for the G7 World Leader Summit.
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