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Jul 2022
11m 56s

Preparing for a nuclear bomb

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New York has issued a public service announcement advising how people can protect themselves in the event of a nuclear attack. Beatrice Fihn, Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons joined Sean to discuss the potential for nuclear war and what when we talk about nuclear war what we actually mean.  
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