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Obama Proposes a Shift in US Nuclear Strategy
The Obama Administration today unveiled a new strategy for nuclear weapons.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readThe Obama Administration today unveiled a new strategy for nuclear weapons. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that rather than develop new warheads, the Nuclear Posture Review provides for using only "components based on previously tested designs and will not support new military missions or provide for new military capabilities" Yesterday, President Obama discussed the NPR with two New York Times reporters. David Sanger is also author of The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power.
Segment image: Defense Secretary Gates, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Energy Secretary Steven Chu discuss the Nuclear Posture Review. DoD photo: Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
David Sanger
Pulitzer Prize-winning White House and national security correspondent for the New York Times, author of “New Cold Wars: China’s Rise, Russia’s Invasion, and America’s Struggle to Defend The West”
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