The Return of Nuclear Arms Racing?

September 30, 2017 – With President Trump and President Putin discussing modernizing their respective nuclear arsenals, are we likely to see a new arms race in the near future, or are we already in one? What would the world look like with a nuclear North Korea? Though most consider arms races to be predominantly nuclear, with rapidly evolving modern warfare, what other forms could a modern arms race take?

Featuring:


ELLEN LAIPSON,

Director, International Security Program, George Mason University

DR. JIM WALSH,

Senior Research Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

DR. DAVID A. COOPER,

Chair of the Department of National Security Affairs, U.S. Naval War College