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Podcast: Radioactive Show
Episode: US - Russia Nuclear Forces Treaty ends
Description: In 1987, the signing of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty between US and Russia, was pivotal in ending the Cold War and the arms race that had seen a massive build up of nuclear weapons with the superpowers subscribing to a doctrine of mutually assured destruction. With Trump and Putin announcing their withdrawal from the treaty this month and fears of another cold war or global arms race growing, we speak with Dimity Hawkins about rising nuclear weapons tensions and the global disarmament movement.Dimity Hawkins is a long-term nuclear free campaigner, co-founder, former Board member and an on-going campaigner for t...