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The Threat to America — from Our Own Nuclear Weapons
America's nuclear arsenal has been subject to a terrifying number of accidents, miscalculations and inexplicable blunders, without a devastating catastrophe — so far.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenAmerica's nuclear arsenal has been subject to a terrifying number of accidents, miscalculations and inexplicable blunders, without a devastating catastrophe—so far. On this archived edition of To the Point, we talk with investigative reporter Eric Schlosser about how close we've come, how little the public's been told, and whether we're safer now than we used to be. Also, moderate Republicans fight harder against their own right wing, and a conversation with David Finkel, whose book, Thank You for Your Service, provides extraordinary access to the thoughts and emotions of Iraq-war veterans struggling with PTSD.
Banner image: Various nuclear missiles. Photo: tommytex2001
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3 storiesModerate Republicans Fight Harder against Their Own Right Wing
In the aftermath of Republican defeats last week in Virginia and Alabama elections, moderate Republicans are strategizing to resist the pressure from their own right wing to run Tea Party candidates. Is it a new level of Republican civil war? Manu Raju is senior congressional reporter for Politico .
Read the story7 minThe Threat to America — from Our Own Nuclear Weapons
During the Cold War, atomic bombs fell out of the sky over North Carolina. A missile tipped with a hydrogen bomb blew up in Arkansas. Most Americans never knew about 700 "significant" incidents that could have produced historic catastrophes — here in the US.
Read the story32 minAuthor David Finkel on the Long Road Home from Iraq
During the so-called 2007 "surge" in Iraq, the Washington Post's David Finkel embedded with the 2-16 Battalion in East Baghdad. He produced a book about the realities of warfare. Then he embedded again — with the soldiers as veterans, along with their families.
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