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Can the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty...

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The UN Secretary General has given a dire warning about the waning influence of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). It's being reviewed in the shadow of a tense ceasefire between the US and Iran. Will the agreement survive? And is it enough to prevent a nuclear disaster?

In this episode:  

  • Tariq Rauf, Former Head of Verification and Security Policy Coordination at the International Atomic Energy Agency 
  • Kelsey Davenport, Director for Nonproliferation Policy at the US Arms Control Association
  • Seyed Hossein Mousavian, former Iranian nuclear negotiator

Host: Mohammed Jamjoom

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