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The way that we organize the world and power in it is dependent upon a doomsday machine, basically, and eventually our luck is going to run out.

You're listening to War College, a weekly podcast that brings you the stories from behind the front lines. Here are your hosts, Matthew Galt and Jason Field.

The Bomb. More than 70 years ago, a detonation in New Mexico changed the world.

The US had created a nuclear weapon and ushered in the era of the atom.

The bomb was such an incredible and powerful weapon that it has created a culture and mythology all its own.

From Duck and Cover to the irradiated wastes of Fallouts New Vegas, what society says about

the bomb says a lot about society.

Martin Pfizer is a PhD student at the University of New Mexico who studies the

anthropology of nukes. His research, quote, focuses on how we create and circulate beliefs

and values about nuclear weapons.

This week on War College, we're going to explore those beliefs

and how they've changed over the years.

Martin, thank you so much for joining us.

Pleasure to be here.

Thank you for having me.

Okay, so off the top, I want to ask, what do you think defines the current era of nuclear discussion?

That's a big question. I don't know that it can really be encapsulated necessarily in a sentence.

Certainly until recently I would have said neglect.

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