Nuclear Worriers

Episodes

1. 6

   Continuity of Government Planning

   Continuity of Government describes plans created in the United States during a Cold War to ensure that America would continue in the event of a nuclear war. And that this continuation would ensure we could launch nuclear bombs back. But the only time in history those plans were ever activated was...

   Jun 11, 2019

   23m
2. 5

   Nuclear Security

   Nuclear materials (uranium, plutonium) are some of the most dangerous materials in the world. Government’s naturally have the most stringent security measures to protect them, right? WRONG. Today’s episode discusses some of the recent history of nuclear security, improvements to be made, and…

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   Jun 2, 2019

   14m
3. 4

   Detecting Nuclear Misbehavior

   How do you find a radioactive rock in a shipping container, a truck, or a suitcase? It’s an extremely difficult problem that governments and researchers around the world are trying to solve. Current methods are pretty bad, but there’s been some new development. In today’s episode, we cover three...

   Jan 23, 2019

   21m
4. 3

   Hiding in Plain Sight

   The Nth Country Experiment was a secret government study to determine how difficult it is to build a nuclear bomb. What did the study prove?

   Nov 12, 2018

   15m
5. 2

   Using Nuclear Weapons (Signals and Nuclear Diplomacy)

   Nuclear weapons haven't been used since World War II…right? Not quite. There's more ways to use nuclear weapons than making explosions.

   Oct 8, 2018

   17m
6. 1

   How to Survive A Nuclear Explosion

   People tend to overestimate the scale of a nuclear explosion and underestimate their ability to do something to survive. Today, we try to clear all the worry.

   Sep 18, 2018

   17m