Jim Walsh

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Research Associate in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Security Studies Program, focusing on international security and nuclear issues

Jim Walsh on KCRW

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Talks in Switzerland between Iran, the US and five other countries may go beyond tonight's midnight hour.

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Talks in Switzerland between Iran, the US and five other countries may go beyond tonight's midnight hour.

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President Obama followed the steps of his two most recent predecessors this weekend, with a trip to the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.

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President Obama followed the steps of his two most recent predecessors this weekend, with a trip to the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.

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