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The Development of Small Nuclear Weapons
00:00 - 06:48 (06:48)
While the public's attention was focused on the development of large bombs, there was a parallel effort to create small nuclear weapons. These bombs are significantly less powerful than the city-leveling bombs of the Cold War but should not be underestimated in their potential for destruction.
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The New York Times journalist Sabrina Tavernisi speaks with colleague Bill Broad on Putin's threat to use a particular kind of nuclear weapon, how it works and the implications of deploying it in Ukraine.
00:00 - 01:39 (01:39)
Summary
The New York Times journalist Sabrina Tavernisi speaks with colleague Bill Broad on Putin's threat to use a particular kind of nuclear weapon, how it works and the implications of deploying it in Ukraine.
ChapterThe Development of Small Nuclear Weapons
EpisodeWhat Are Tactical Nuclear Weapons, and What if Russia Uses Them?
PodcastThe Daily
The world of nuclear weapons has evolved from super bombs and city busters to smaller, but still ominous devices that exist in a parallel universe to the major weapon systems of the Cold War era.
01:39 - 04:20 (02:41)
Summary
The world of nuclear weapons has evolved from super bombs and city busters to smaller, but still ominous devices that exist in a parallel universe to the major weapon systems of the Cold War era.
ChapterThe Development of Small Nuclear Weapons
EpisodeWhat Are Tactical Nuclear Weapons, and What if Russia Uses Them?
PodcastThe Daily
The development of small superbombs in the past few decades has gone on almost entirely unnoticed by the public, creating a straightjacket of mutually assured destruction.
04:20 - 06:48 (02:27)
Summary
The development of small superbombs in the past few decades has gone on almost entirely unnoticed by the public, creating a straightjacket of mutually assured destruction. These bombs have the potential to cause citywide destruction in just seconds.