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Economist Podcasts

The dragon chasing: China and a new nuclear order

Economist Podcasts

The Economist

News, News & Politics

4.3 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

China’s arsenal of nuclear weapons has swiftly expanded; it is now roughly the size of Russia’s and America’s. That will make for a different—and far trickier—landscape of three-way deterrence. We ask what to expect as a mountain of Hollywood’s intellectual property heads for the public domain. And our correspondent checks in on America’s friendliest and most bearded sport. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer

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0:00.0

Hello, I'm currently out of office.

0:04.4

An article I read recently said we're more relaxed and more productive after a good break.

0:14.4

So I've gone to Barbados for a month for science.

0:22.4

Yours, Toby.

0:24.2

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1:05.8

Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. In London, I'm Jason Palmer.

1:10.9

And in New York, I'm John Fastman.

1:13.7

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

1:20.2

A scantily-clad woman relaxes in a hot tub.

1:23.9

A sense of mortal peril builds.

1:26.6

She's about to be pounced upon by Winnie the Pooh and Piglet.

1:31.4

We take a look at the kind of horror and delights that await as the classics go out of copyright.

1:38.5

And usually, mixing deadly weapons in beer is a bad idea.

1:43.8

But competitive axe-throwers do it all the time.

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