Episode Notes:

What does it take to keep the world from ending? Justin Anderson, senior fellow for strategic deterrence and nuclear forces at National Defense University, joins Grace and Nicole to discuss Dr. Strangelove, WarGames, and The Brink of War — three films spanning six decades of nuclear anxiety. They cover what the films get right and wrong about nuclear strategy and deterrence, the enduring importance of trust and verification in arms control, and how artificial intelligence is changing the calculus of nuclear escalation.

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