Dr. Hughes interviewed with Mark Gagnon from the YouTube channel Camp Gargon about the threat nuclear weapons pose to our world. Please see below for full video.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
1:12 How close are we to nuclear war?
5:09 We’re looking at the end of civilization
15:39 What would trigger nuclear launches? Target list
21:25 Nuclear deterrence logic isn’t infallible
24:45 We only have 72 minutes
32:54 Nuclear winter + Nagasaki/Hiroshima is child’s play compared to now
39:17 Immediate impact of nuclear war in the US + Marshall Islands
48:52 Where does the fallout go?
53:15 Who are the other nuclear powers? Dismantling weapons
57:57 De-nuclearization + No-First Use treaty
1:04:31 Hair-trigger v separation of heads from ICBMs
1:06:26 1980s – decade of denuclearization
1:13:36 Tremendous waste + continued testing Marshall Islands
1:15:33 Who survives? Coming out of the stone age again
1:21:43 MAD + rogue leader + North Korea’s ability
1:29:31 Modernizing nukes + we use nukes every day
1:33:34 North Korea + Iran arming + proliferation
1:37:55 Nuclear winter + how did other countries catch up?
1:44:58 The H-bomb + Where do you get Uranium?
1:53:30 Close call incidents + launch on warning
2:04:15 Cuban Missile Crisis + JFK’s march to peace signed his death warrant
2:18:36 Can we ever fully Denuclearize? What needs to happen?
2:37:02 Doomsday bunkers + celebrity influence
2:43:26 Women’s role in denuclearization + resources
