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Money and Morale in America’s Nuclear Program
Maintaining America’s aging nuclear arsenal requires a perfect safety record. One mistake could lead to untold destruction. Is the cost of restoration worth up to a trillion dollars?
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenMaintaining America’s aging nuclear arsenal requires a perfect safety record. One mistake could lead to untold destruction. Is the cost of restoration worth up to a trillion dollars? Also, three Americans and a Briton killed in a Jerusalem synagogue, and an executive of Uber has proposed digging dirt on reporters who’ve criticized the ride-sharing company. Would opposition research alienate the customers Uber needs most?
Photo: Inside a Peacekeeper missile silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base.(Ssgt Andy Dunaway, Defense Department Photo)
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3 storiesThree Americans, Briton Killed in Jerusalem Synagogue
Four rabbis — three Americans and one Briton, and all joint citizens of Israel -- were killed today in a Jerusalem synagogue by two Palestinians armed with knives, axes and guns. Both killers were shot to death by police. President Obama condemned the attacks, calling it, “a tragedy for both nations.”
Read the story7 minAre America’s Aging Nuclear Weapons Worth Restoring?
The Cold War is over, and even the commander of America’s nuclear forces says an atomic attack by Russia is “hardly worth discussing.” “The greatest risk to my force,” he adds, “is an accident…[or] doing something stupid.”
Read the story35 minUber Battles Itself
At a New York dinner party, Uber’s senior vice-president, Emil Michael, reportedly proposed a million-dollar opposition-research type campaign against reporters who have criticized the company. The dominant company in America’s ride-sharing business may be harming its own reputation by alienating the very people who use its service.
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