Danny and Derek welcome back Jonathan Hunt, assistant professor at the U.S. Naval War College and a fellow of the Nuclear Security Program at Yale University, to talk about his book The Nuclear Club, which follows the efforts of a select few world powers to maintain exclusive access to nuclear weapons. This final episode examines President Lyndon Johnson’s approach to nuclear weapons, the 1968 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and how Vietnam factored into its scope, the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA), tactical nuclear weapons, the Treaty of Tlatelolco, and more.
Depending on the time of day, a single 10 Mt bomb dropped on Manhattan could kill several million. People would get deadly third degree burns from the heat of the fireball well into the outer boroughs and Jersey.
Depending on the time of day, a single 10 Mt bomb dropped on Manhattan could kill several million. People would get deadly third degree burns from the heat of the fireball well into the outer boroughs and Jersey.