Each episode of Why It Matters breaks down an issue that is shaping our world’s future. Join host Gabrielle Sierra as she speaks with the leaders and thinkers who are facing these questions head on. Fueled by the minds at the Council on Foreign Relations, Why It Matters brings some of the world’s most compelling stories home to you.
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Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
The U.S. president can launch a first-strike nuclear attack at any time, and there’s no law mandating they seek advice first. Some experts think that’s too much power to put in one person’s hands.
Featured Guests:
Richard K. Betts (Adjunct Senior Fellow for National Security Studies)
Alexandra Bell (Senior Policy Director, Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation)
Abigail Stowe-Thurston (Program Coordinator, Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation)