A nuclear war cannot be won and should never be fought,” warned NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg last Wednesday.
It’s a prospect that many in Canada haven’t had to consider since the end of the Cold War, but experts say the risk hasn't disappeared.
A few weeks ago, Front Burner did an episode about no-fly zones, and how some experts argue that the ... Show More
Oct 2022
Babbage: What are tactical nuclear weapons?
The war in Ukraine has raised the nuclear threat to its highest level since the Cuban missile crisis. What types of nuclear weapons could be used in Ukraine, and how much damage could they do?
Cheryl Rofer, a former nuclear scientist at America’s Los Alamos National Laboratory, ... Show More
36m 50s
May 2022
Can nuclear power ever be considered safe? With Serhii Plokhy
When the site of the Chernobyl disaster was occupied by Russian troops during their invasion of Ukraine, fears of further contamination put the safety of nuclear power in the spotlight once again.In his latest book, Atoms and Ashes: From Bikini Atoll to Fukushima, the Ukrainian h ... Show More
26m 28s
Sep 2022
US, UK sabotaged peace deal because they 'don't care about Ukraine': fmr. NATO adviser
Former Swiss intelligence officer and NATO adviser Jacques Baud on the next phase of the Russia-Ukraine war and new allegations that the US and UK undermined a peace deal that could have ended it. The West's aim "is not the victory of Ukraine, It's the defeat of Russia," Baud say ... Show More
52m 51s