Gideon talks to the historian and author Serhii Plokhy about how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine changed our calculations about the risk of nuclear war. They discuss the history of the atom bomb from its first use in 1945 to the risk of a resurgence of proliferation. Clip: Harry S Truman Library Free links to read more on this topic: <a href="https://on.ft.com/476NBTK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Nuclear Age by Serhii Plokhy — why nations want the bomb</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/4oDwMpz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US offers nuclear energy companies access to weapons-grade plutonium</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3WDeyIR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The covert trip by Iranian nuclear experts to Russia</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/42Vzm1z" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The old nuclear rules won’t stop proliferation</a>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and the executive producer is Flo Phillips.Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/1bb4b7a9-d295-4461-ba7b-7bee3a45b09a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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