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Why Does the United States Care About Nuclear Proliferation?

Thinking the Unthinkable with Ankit Panda
December 10, 2025

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Episode Notes:

Ankit talks with Toby Dalton, co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment. They discuss how views in Washington toward nuclear non-proliferation have shifted and why it's still important to U.S. and global security. Their conversation covers the challenges for non-proliferation today, how relationships with allies and competitors is shaping the discussion, and much more.

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