Are We on the Brink of Nuclear War?

Get Atlas VPN for just $1.83/month + 3 months extra on a three-year plan: https://get.atlasvpn.com/Alex To support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskeptic To donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTES Carl Robichaud co-leads Longview Philanthropy’s programme on nuclear weapons and existential risk. For over a decade, Carl led grant-making in nuclear security at the Carnegie Corporation of New York, a philanthropic fund which grants over $30 million annually to strengthen international peace and security. Carl previously worked with The Century Foundation and the Global Security Institute, where his extensive research spanned arms control, international security policy, and nonproliferation. - TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 3:24 How likely is nuclear war today? 11:10 What does a worst-case nuclear scenario look like? 20:05 Were the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki justified? 28:16 Was there ever a world in which nukes didn't get made? 32:20 What's the closest we've come to nuclear annihilation? 47:56 What measures are currently in place to prevent nuclear conflict? 53:58 The Oppenheimer movie 1:02:52 The victims not depicted in "Oppenheimer" 1:06:58 Looking forward 1:08:45 Outro - SPECIAL THANKS As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons: John Early Dmitry C. Mouthy Buddha Solaf - CONNECT My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.com SOCIAL LINKS: Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskeptic Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskeptic Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskeptic Snapchat: cosmicskeptic The Within Reason Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACT Business email: contact@cosmicskeptic.com Or send me something: Alex O'Connor Po Box 1610 OXFORD OX4 9LL ENGLAND ------------------------------------------