Scholars

Joseph Cirincione

Thomas Nichols

Fernando Henrique Cardoso

Lincoln Chafee

Introduction: A New Nuclear Threat

• What impact would a nuclear attack have on the United States? [Joseph Cirincione - 2:51]

Part I: The Problem of Nuclear Weapons

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• What is deterrence? [Joseph Cirincione - 1:29]
• Does deterrence work? [Thomas Nichols - 3:06]
• What was the Cuban Missile Crisis? [Joseph Cirincione - 1:57]
• What other times have countries come close to using nuclear weapons? [Joseph Cirincione - 3:24]
• Why have we been able to avoid nuclear war since World War II? [Joseph Cirincione - 1:54]
• Why did Brazil end its nuclear weapons program? [Fernando Henrique Cardoso - 1:47]
• What do you think about the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)? [Fernando Henrique Cardoso - 1:08]

Part II: Three Challenges—Cold War Arsenals, Proliferation, and Terrorism

• What are the different types of nuclear weapons and how do they work? [Joseph Cirincione - 3:20]
• What types of nuclear weapons do different countries have? [Joseph Cirincione - 0:40]
• What stops the spread of nuclear weapons? [Joseph Cirincione - 2:33]
• Why are some countries allowed to have nuclear weapons? [Joseph Cirincione 2:03]
• What problems do we face from nuclear weapons? [Thomas Nichols - 1:57]
• What are the major threats we face from nuclear weapons today? [Joseph Cirincione - 3:07]
• Why would countries like North Korea and Iran want nuclear weapons? [Joseph Cirincione - 1:56]
• What are the issues around North Korea’s nuclear weapons program? [Joseph Cirincione - 1:29]
• What are the consequences in Asia of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program? [Joseph Cirincione - 2:01]
• What would happen in the Middle East if Iran had a nuclear weapon? [Joseph Cirincione - 0:51]
• The Iranian government says that it is producing nuclear fuel for energy, not weapons. What is the difference between producing nuclear energy and producing nuclear weapons? [Joseph Cirincione - 3:53]
• How difficult would it be for a terrorist to obtain a nuclear weapon? [Joseph Cirincione - 1:59]
• What is the likelihood of a terrorist nuclear attack? [Joseph Cirincione -1:30]
• How do you think our country should deal with nuclear weapons in the future? [Joseph Cirincione- 2:10]
• How has the U.S. Senate discussed Iran? [Lincoln Chafee - 0:44]
• How has the Senate Foreign Relations Committee gathered and weighed evidence about Iran? [Lincoln Chafee - 0:51]
• Does Iran represent a threat to U.S. security? [Lincoln Chafee - 0:43]
• How can the U.S. government resolve this dispute with Iran? [Lincoln Chafee - 1:19]
• In your view, is the United States doing the right thing to resolve this dispute? [Lincoln Chafee - 1:50]