A new nuclear age: the differences from the Cold War

一个崭新的核时代:与冷战的不同之处

World in 10

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2025-06-04

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Nuclear weapons are regularly in the news. Ukraine’s drone attack on Russian nuclear bombers. The threat of North Korea and Iran. European countries rearming. If we are entering a new age of nuclear weapons, how is it different to the Cold War? Nuclear deterrence specialist Matthew Kroenig says the threat of China makes the superpower competition more dangerous than before. The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists.  Watch more: www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio  Read more: www.thetimes.com  Picture: Getty Images Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • this is The Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security.

  • Today with me, Tom Noonan and Laura Cook.

  • Nuclear weapons are regularly in the news.

  • Vladimir Putin's threats over Ukraine.

  • Ukraine's daring drone attack on Russia's nuclear bombers.

  • The growing threat of North Korea and Iran.

  • European countries like the UK adding to their nuclear deterrent.

  • So if we're in a new nuclear age, how is it different to the Cold War?

  • Our guest today is Matthew Krainick,

  • Vice President and Senior Director of the Scowcroft Centre for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council think tank in Washington DC,

  • and he's a specialist in nuclear deterrence.