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Tendencies of the Nuclear-Prone

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4.66K Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Virginia Heffernan talks to Scott Sagan, political science professor at Stanford University known for his research on nuclear weapons policy and nuclear disarmament, about the results of his recently co-authored poll gauging Americans’ desire to go to war with North Korea. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

The signal that Kim Jong-un is sending to Americans is Jack Mayn.

0:04.7

You know, game over. You have to deal with reality.

0:09.9

Kim Jong-un now claims his nuclear weapons program is complete.

0:13.7

Putin feels incredibly emboldened.

0:15.7

Putin believes this is the time to press his advantage.

0:21.6

The new avant-garde missile system is invincible against today's and future

0:27.1

air and missile defense systems of the potential enemy.

0:33.8

Hello and welcome to Trumpcast, I'm Virginia Heffernin.

0:36.6

So if I ever need to methodact my way into irritated, you know, just

0:40.9

dive into the role of an aggravated person the way say Marlon Brando would have,

0:46.3

I only need to call to mind the face of one Lindsey Graham.

0:50.7

His recent complaint echoing the irritator and chief has boss

0:54.8

that everyone is so mean to the president and treats him so badly reminds me that

0:59.6

these guys simply will not stand up and fight.

1:02.9

If you get called a racist, it shouldn't hurt your feelings to be called a racist.

1:08.1

If the charge has no merit, let it go.

1:10.3

And if it has merit, change course, close the border camps and end the Muslim ban.

1:15.0

But that would be actual robust engagement with critics.

1:18.6

That would be participating in public life instead of shirking your duties,

1:23.2

enacting murderously racist policies, crying for the racist

1:26.8

department of a U.S. Congresswoman, and then retreating to your weird executive time while

1:31.4

Lindsey Graham defends you with his sobs.

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