Podcasts about Nuclear Threat Initiative

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 15:22

It was only three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima that another atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. In the years since, those impacted have been able to transform grief into a lasting legacy through their stories and art. Guests include Dr. Masao Tomonaga (Nagasaki Hibakusha and former Director of the Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Atomic Hospital) and Ravi Garla (Strategic Communications Consultant at the Nuclear Threat Initiative.

Secretary Ernest Moniz on the Diplomatic Role of “Cumulative” Science

The Ongoing Transformation

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 20:21

Over the last 40 years, US and Chinese scientists at all levels have been engaged in broad-based diplomacy, publishing hundreds of thousands of scientific papers together. Recently, amid tensions between the two countries and official and unofficial government actions to curtail collaboration, joint publications have fallen. Ernest Moniz, Secretary of Energy during the Obama administration, has been a practitioner of science diplomacy at the highest levels. Trained as a physicist, Moniz worked with his Iranian counterpart, Ali Salehi, on the Iran nuclear agreement in 2015. In this episode, Moniz talks about the ways that science can provide a common language and a sense of trust during diplomatic negotiations. And he emphasizes the importance of collaboration to scientific discovery. Science, he says, is cumulative, extending far beyond the experience of a single person. If collaborations are prevented, we will never know what knowledge we failed to create. Moniz is president and CEO of the Energy Futures Initiative and CEO and co-chair of the Nuclear Threat Initiative. He served as the thirteenth US Secretary of Energy from 2013 to January 2017. He is also the Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics and Engineering Systems emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Resources E. William Colglazier, “The Precarious Balance Between Research Openness and Security,” Issues in Science and Technology 39, no. 3 (Spring 2023): 87–91. Sylvia Schwaag Serger, Cong Cao, Caroline S. Wagner, Xabier Goenaga, and Koen Jonkers, “What Do China's Scientific Ambitions Mean for Science and the World?” Issues in Science and Technology (April 5, 2021).

Can You Hack a Nuke?

Things That Go Boom

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2023 31:16

In the age of Oppenheimer, nuclear weapons didn't have much to do with computers. And, for a long time, most nukes were running on 1970s-era floppy disk systems. But as technology has advanced the US — and all the other nuclear weapons states — have started putting military communications, early warning systems, and even control of nuclear missiles themselves online. So, in this episode, we ask, “Could our nuclear weapons systems… be hacked?” We talk to researchers, policy experts, a top UN official, and a hacker about how a nuclear cyber attack might go down. And what we can do to stop it. GUESTS: Matt Korda, Senior Research Fellow, Nuclear Information Project; Allison Pytlak, Program Lead of the Cyber Program at the Stimson Center; Page Stoutland, Consultant at the Nuclear Threat Initiative, Maddie Stone, Security Researcher at Google Project Zero; Izumi Nakamitsu, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs at the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Flying Under The Radar: A Missile Accident In South Asia, Federation of American Scientists Addressing Cyber-Nuclear Security Threats, Nuclear Threat Initiative Glitch disrupts Air Force nuke communications, NBC News A 'Worst Nightmare' Cyberattack: The Untold Story Of The SolarWinds Hack, NPR Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons - Preparatory Committee for the Eleventh Review Conference, UNODA The Failsafe Review, Nuclear Threat Initiative

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Lessons Learned With Margaret (Peggy) Hamburg

CFR On the Record

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023

Peggy Hamburg discusses her distinguished career as an internationally recognized leader in science, medicine, and public health. Hamburg served as the twenty-first commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the foreign secretary of the National Academy of Medicine, and the founding vice president and senior scientist at the Nuclear Threat Initiative, and currently chairs the Harvard Medical School board of fellows and serves on numerous other nonprofit boards and advisory councils. Lessons Learned is a roundtable series, open to term members and younger life members, which features distinguished speakers who reflect on their career experiences, the choices they made along the way, and the lessons they have learned from them.

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Lessons Learned With Margaret (Peggy) Hamburg

CFR On the Record

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023

Peggy Hamburg discusses her distinguished career as an internationally recognized leader in science, medicine, and public health. Hamburg served as the twenty-first commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the foreign secretary of the National Academy of Medicine, and the founding vice president and senior scientist at the Nuclear Threat Initiative, and currently chairs the Harvard Medical School board of fellows and serves on numerous other nonprofit boards and advisory councils. Lessons Learned is a roundtable series, open to term members and younger life members, which features distinguished speakers who reflect on their career experiences, the choices they made along the way, and the lessons they have learned from them.

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Hiring tech workers in the government, Russia violates a treaty, Stopping tech monopolies – February 5, 2023

Government Matters

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2023 25:50

Hiring new tech talent in the governmentKimberly Holden, deputy associate director of Talent Acquisition, Classification and Veterans programs at the Office of Personnel Management, discusses the ways OPM is trying to attract people in the tech industry to apply for government jobs. Russia violates nuclear treatyLynn Rusten, vice president of the Global Nuclear Policy Program at the Nuclear Threat Initiative, discusses Russia's refusal to allow the U.S. to conduct an inspection of its nuclear facilities. Enforcing antitrust laws on tech companies Diana Moss, president of the American Antitrust Institute, discusses antitrust enforcement on tech companies. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Nuclear security & disarmament

Policy, Guns & Money

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2022 41:14

Today we examine aspects of nuclear security. ASPI's Dr Alex Bristow is joined by the Nuclear Threat Initiative's Nuclear Materials Security Vice President Scott Roecker and Program Officer Jessica Bufford, alongside Australia's Ambassador for Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Mr Ian Biggs, for a discussion on the status of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, gender inclusivity, nuclear disarmament and Australia's role in the global security context for nuclear arms control. Guests (in order of appearance): Dr Alex Bristow: www.aspi.org.au/bio/dr-alex-bristow Scott Roecker: www.nti.org/about/people/scott-roecker Jessica Bufford: www.nti.org/about/people/jessica-bufford Ian Biggs: www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/our-people/homs/ambassador-for-arms-control-and-counter-proliferation Music: "Long Walk" by Ketsa, licensed with permission from the Independent Music Licensing Collective - imlcollective.uk

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Conversations: Nuclear threats, non-proliferation and Australia

Lowy Institute Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2022 37:51

In this episode of Lowy Institute Conversations, Hervé Lemahieu discusses the continuing threat of nuclear weapons, global efforts at arms control and Australia's interactions with the global non-proliferation regime around its proposed acquisition of nuclear submarine technology under the AUKUS agreement. He speaks with Australia's Ambassador for Arms Control and Counter-proliferation Ian Biggs, Program Officer for Nuclear Materials Security Jessica Bufford and Dr Geoffrey Shaw, Director-General of the Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation Office (ASNO). Ian Biggs was appointed Ambassador for Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation in January 2022 and leads Australia's international advocacy on global arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament. He has previously served as Australia's Ambassador to Iran (2016-19), Turkey (2011-14) and Saudi Arabia (2005-08) and has previously served in postings in Iraq, India, Austria and Syria. Ambassador Biggs has also served as Secretary of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, Chair of the Australia Group, Special Assistant to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency and Chair of the Nuclear Suppliers Group's Dual Use Regime. He holds a Master of Arts (International Relations) from the Australian National University and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Sydney. Jessica Bufford serves as a program officer in the Nuclear Material Security team at the Nuclear Threat Initiative - a nonprofit, nonpartisan global security organization focused on reducing nuclear and biological threats imperiling humanity. Prior to joining NTI, she worked in the Division of Nuclear Security at the IAEA. She has also worked on materials management and minimization at the US Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration, and worked previously at NTI as a Herbert J. Scoville Fellow. She received a master's degree in nonproliferation and terrorism studies, with a certificate in conflict resolution, from the Monterey Institute of International Studies and a bachelor's degree in political science and French from Austin College. Dr Geoffrey Shaw was appointed to the position of Director General, Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation Office (ASNO) in 2022. He is responsible for Australia's implementation and compliance with regard to the Nuclear Non‑proliferation Treaty, Chemical Weapons Convention and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. Prior to this appointment, Dr Shaw has most recently served as Australia's High Commissioner to Pakistan, Australia's Ambassador for People Smuggling and Human Trafficking and the Representative of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the United Nations. Previously, Dr Shaw served as the Special Assistant for Policy to the Director General of the IAEA and Australia's Deputy Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Peggy Hamburg, MD - Chair, Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), bio Advisory Group

Progress, Potential, and Possibilities

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 48:06

Dr. Margaret "Peggy" Hamburg, MD is an internationally recognized leader in public health and medicine, who currently serves as chair of the Nuclear Threat Initiative's (NTI) bio Advisory Group ( https://www.nti.org/about/people/margaret-hamburg-md/ ), where she has also served as founding vice president and senior scientist. She also currently holds a role as Commissioner on the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense ( https://biodefensecommission.org/teams/margaret-a-hamburg/ ). Dr. Hamburg previously served as foreign secretary of the National Academy of Medicine and is a former Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), having served for almost six years where she was well known for advancing regulatory science, modernizing regulatory pathways, and globalizing the agency. Previous government positions include Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Commissioner for New York City, and Assistant Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health. In her role, as Foreign Secretary of the National Academy of Medicine, the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, Dr. Hamburg served as senior advisor on international matters and was the liaison with other Academies of Medicine around the world. She is an elected member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the National Academy of Medicine. Dr. Hamburg currently sits on the boards of the Commonwealth Fund, the Simons Foundation, the Urban Institute, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and the American Museum of Natural History. She is chair of the Joint Coordinating Group for the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness and Innovation, and a member of the Harvard University Global Advisory Council, the Global Health Scientific Advisory Committee for the Gates Foundation, the Harvard Medical School Board of Fellows, and the World Dementia Council. Dr. Hamburg earned her B.A. from Harvard College, her M.D. from Harvard Medical School and completed her medical residency at Weill Cornell Medical Center. She is the recipient of multiple honorary degrees and numerous awards.

EA - Cruxes for nuclear risk reduction efforts - A proposal by Sarah Weiler

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 48:25

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Cruxes for nuclear risk reduction efforts - A proposal, published by Sarah Weiler on November 16, 2022 on The Effective Altruism Forum. This is my attempt to give an overview of debates and arguments relevant to the question of how to mitigate nuclear risks effectively. I list a number of crucial questions that I think need to be answered by anyone (individual or group) seeking to find their role as a contributor to nuclear risk mitigation efforts. I give a high-level overview of the cruxes in Figure 1: These questions are based on my moderately extensive engagement with the nuclear risk field; they are likely not exhaustive and might well be phrased in a less-than-optimal way — I thus welcome any feedback for how to improve the list found below. I hope that this list can help people (and groups) reflect on the cause of nuclear risk reduction by highlighting relevant considerations and structuring the large amount of thinking that has gone into the topic already. I do not provide definitive answers to the questions listed, but try to outline competing responses to each question and flesh out my own current position on some of them in separate posts/write-ups (linked to below). The post consists of the following sections: Setting the stage: some background on my CERI research project Outline of my work on nuclear issues prior to the summer fellowship Summary of work by others with some similarity to mine A defense of the value of my project and the output presented here Main body: list of cruxes in the nuclear risk debate Substantive cruxes: questions to determine which nuclear risks to work on and how to do so Sub-cruxes: questions to help tackle the cruxes above Meta-level cruxes: methodological and epistemological questions Links and references Setting the stage For a couple of months, I have been engaged in an effort to disentangle the nuclear risk cause area, i.e., to figure out which specific risks it encompasses and to get a sense for what can and should be done about these risks. I took several stabs at the problem, and this is my latest attempt to make progress on this disentanglement goal. My previous attempts to disentangle nuclear risk While I had some exposure to nuclear affairs during my studies of global politics at uni (i.e., at least since 2018) and have been reading about the topic throughout the last few years, I've been engaging with the topic more seriously only since the beginning of this year (2022), when I did a part-time research fellowship in which I decided to focus on nuclear risks. For that fellowship, I started by brainstorming my thoughts and uncertainties about nuclear risk as a problem area that I might want to work on (resulting in a list of questions and my preliminary thoughts on them), did a limited survey of the academic literature on different intellectual approaches to the topic of nuclear weapons, and conducted a small-scale empirical investigation into how three different non-profits in the nuclear risk field (the Nuclear Threat Initiative, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, and the RAND Corporation) conceptualize and justify their work on nuclear risk (resulting in a sketch of the theory of change. of each organization, constructed based on the information they provide on their websites). During ten weeks over this summer (Jul-Sep 2022), my participation in the Cambridge Existential Risk Initiative — a full-time, paid and mentored research fellowship — has allowed me to dedicate more time to this project and to test out a few more approaches to understanding the nuclear risk field. I spent around three weeks with the goal of compiling a list of organizations working on nuclear risk issues, collecting information on their self-described theory of change, and categorizing the organizations in a broad typolog...

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Countdown to Midterms

Velshi

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2022 123:39

Ali Velshi is joined by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History at NYU, Jocelyn Benson, (D) Michigan Secretary of State, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes (D- Wisconsin), Ernest Moniz, Co-Chair & CEO of Nuclear Threat Initiative, Michael Steele, Fmr. RNC Chairman, Joe Walsh, Fmr. Rep. Republican Congressman, Lt. Col. (Ret) Alexander Vindman, Fmr. NSC Director for European Affairs, Eddie Glaude, Jr., Professor and Chair, Dept. of African American Studies, Princeton University, and Reza Aslan, NYT Best-selling Author, ‘Beyond Fundamentalism: Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalism'.

Biden's Nuclear Policy: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 38:35

Big news: Biden's long-awaited Nuclear Posture Review is finally out! This week, Tom Collina talks with Jessica Sleight and Jon Wolfsthal from Global Zero. They review Biden's nuclear weapons policy, and discuss where it fell short and how it can be improved. On Early Warning, Angela Kellett sits down with Scott Roecker, Vice President of the Nuclear Material Security Program at the Nuclear Threat Initiative. He discusses Russia's unsubstantiated allegation that Ukraine is preparing to use a dirty bomb.

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Dirty bombs claims in Russia-Ukraine war continue

RNZ: Morning Report

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 4:10

Accusations continue to fly over claims of so-called dirty bombs being used in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Russia says it'll take to the UN security council its claim Ukraine is preparing to use such a weapon on its own soil, without offering any evidence. UN nuclear watchdog inspectors will return to two sites in Ukraine at the centre of Russia's claims, on Kyiv's request. Washington nuclear materials security program the Nuclear Threat Initiative vice-president Scott Roecker spoke to Mani Dunlop.

EA - A couple of pressing jobs in biosecurity at the moment (Oct 2022) by Clifford

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 3:37

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: A couple of pressing jobs in biosecurity at the moment (Oct 2022), published by Clifford on October 20, 2022 on The Effective Altruism Forum. There are a lot of jobs out there. I have a hunch that it would be useful to get a sense of what field leaders thought were the most pressing roles to fill to motivate people to apply or share with people they know. I asked Chris Bakerlee (Senior Program Associate for Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness at Open Philanthropy) for three biosecurity roles he is excited to see filled right now. I was excited to get his view as I feel like he has a good overview of the opportunities that are available within biosecurity and which seem highly impactful to fill. He highlighted the following two roles. For more information on why people prioritise Global Catastrophic Biological Risk, I recommend reading 80000 hours profile. This post is (in part) a test. Please give me feedback on this post here, in a DM, or in the comments. I'd be particularly interested to know if you found this post useful and/or if this was the first time you'd heard about any of these roles. Open Philanthropy, Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness, Executive Assistant Flexible location (within the US and US time zones). The team is currently split between Boston and the Bay Area. Who is it for? Someone with project management, organization, and prioritization skills. What's the role in a nutshell? The executive assistant role would unlock valuable time that will be spent on research, grantmaking, and other essential activities. The role would focus on providing administrative and operational support for the team. Responsibilities include: providing executive assistant-style support to Senior Program Officer, Andrew Snyder-Beattie managing and organizing team documents doing ad hoc research or organizational tasks (e.g. proofreading documents), Read more about the impact case for working in executive assistant roles here. Read full job description. Why this organisation? Open Philanthropy is one of the biggest funders in effective altruism. They have given over $131 million for projects aimed at reducing biological risks. You can read more about Open Philanthropy here. Learn more Senior Program Officer / Senior Director, Global Biological Policy and Programs (NTI | bio) Washington D.C. Who is this for? Someone with 7-10 years of policy, research, and/or project management experience, including in biology/biotechnology, international security, global health, or international affairs. What's the role in a nutshell? This role presents an excellent chance to work alongside Jaime Yassif and the Nuclear Threat Initiative's ‘Bio' team to advance creative solutions to challenging problems in biotech governance and bioweapons nonproliferation. Listen to Jaime's episode on the 80,000 hours podcast here which describes some of the problems they are tackling. Responsibilities include: overseeing research on the development of practical, innovative risk-reduction approaches; managing projects, budgets, and staff; convening international events and managing relationships with global stakeholders; drafting internal leadership memos and briefing documents; Read full job description Why this organisation? The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) works with governments, scientists, and citizens to prevent catastrophic attacks with weapons of mass destruction and disruption—nuclear, biological, radiological, chemical and cyber. You can read more about NTI here. Learn more Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org.

Putin's Threat of Nuclear War: Former CIA Moscow Chief of Station Rolf Mowatt-Larssen

Intelligence Matters

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 41:35

In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with former CIA Moscow Chief of Station and William J. Perry Distinguished Fellow at the Nuclear Threat Initiative about Putin's nuclear threats and how U.S. policymakers should respond. Mowatt-Larssen stresses that Western leaders need to take Putin's threats seriously as we enter the highest point in global nuclear risks since the Cuban Missile Crisis 60 years ago. He details why as Ukrainians are winning on the battlefield, they are not ready to sit at the negotiating table. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Dr. Andrew Hebbeler, Ph.D. - Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) - The White House

Progress, Potential, and Possibilities

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 66:00

Dr. Andrew Hebbeler, Ph.D., is Principal Assistant Director for Health and Life Sciences, Office of Science and Technology Policy at The White House (https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/ostps-teams/health-and-life-sciences/), and has extensive foreign affairs, national security, global health, and science and technology (S&T) policy experience. Most recently, Dr. Hebbeler was Senior Director and Lead Scientist for Global Biological Policy and Programs at the non-profit Nuclear Threat Initiative and previous to that served in leadership positions at the State Department's offices of Science and Technology Cooperation (OES/STC), the Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State (E/STAS), and Cooperative Threat Reduction (ISN/CTR). From 2013-2015, Dr. Hebbeler was Assistant Director for Biological and Chemical Threats at the Obama White House Office of Science and Technology Policy where he oversaw American S&T efforts to combat infectious disease and chemical weapon threats. Prior to his White House position, Dr. Hebbeler led the State Department's Biosecurity Engagement Program, a $40M program that prevents terrorist access to potentially dangerous biological materials and dual-use infrastructure and expertise, while supporting efforts to combat infectious disease and enhance public and animal health worldwide. Dr. Hebbeler received his Bachelor's degree in biology and philosophy from Thomas More College, and completed his doctoral work in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology in the laboratory of C. David Pauza at the University of Maryland, Baltimore where he focused on understanding an unconventional lymphocyte population that is important during immune responses to infectious disease and cancer. Before joining the State Department, Dr. Hebbeler was a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Warner C. Greene at The J. David Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco, California.ZBiotics Pre-Alcohol ProbioticBreaks down the byproduct of alcohol responsible for rough mornings after drinking.Brand Dev InterruptedWhat the smartest minds in engineering are thinking about, working on and investing in.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Holistic Life NavigationThis podcast explores how to heal stress & trauma holistically. I am your host, Luis...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

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Two Mikes Clay Clark Drops Five Ultra Truth Bombs

Network Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 34:35

Clay Clark the chief of the "Time to Free America" organization and countrywide tour, joined The Two Mikes to discuss current events this afternoon for a quick interview. Mr. Clark quickly made his major points: --The Bill-and-Melinda Gates Foundation founded an organization named the Nuclear Threat Initiative. Fifteen months ago, the organization predicted the Monkey-Pox pandemic that the Globalists are claiming exists and is spreading today. --WHO chief Tedros is convening an emergency meeting this week to begin the process of re-masking people, arranging lockdowns and to warn nations who intend to tell the WHO and Globalist fascists to bugger-off that they will be the regarded as enemies of the rest of the world and will be treated as such. --Mr. Clark played videos to document those points, and two more with Globalist Helen Clark and WHO official Michael Ryan, both whom publicly told their audiences that national sovereignty is being brought to a close. Mr. Clark's "Time to Free America Tour" will be in Virginia Beach, VA on 8-9 July 2022. It also will be in Rochester, NY, in August 2022 Call name your price for tickets Mr. Clark's website is: https://www.timetofreeamerica.com Please go on the www.Twomikes.com Contact page to send your 3rd anniversary shout out Sponsors Our Gold Guy: https://www.ourgoldguy.com EMP Shield: https://www.empshield.com/?coupon=twomikes www.TwoMikes.us

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Lab Leak? Bioweapons Attack? Natural Pathogen? A New Proposal Would Give the UN the Ability to Investigate | Angela Kane

Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 29:47

Rapidly identifying an emerging infectious pathogen is critical to prevent a disease outbreak from becoming an epidemic -- or even a deadly pandemic. But right now, there is no agreed international mechanism to do so. Veteran UN diplomat Angela Kane is trying to change that. She is working to create a new UN body to strengthen UN capabilities to investigate high-consequence biological events of unknown origin. Angela Kane, is the Sam Nunn Distinguished Fellow at the Nuclear Threat Initiative. She is a veteran diplomat who has held several senior positions at the United Nations, including Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Under-Secretary-General for Management, and High Representative for Disarmament.

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You Change The World With Every Choice, Vagus Nerve Tonifying Techniques & Monkeypox Madness w/ Dr. Sylvie Salinger, PhD

Barbarian Noetics with Conan Tanner

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 168:32

What's up to my tourmaline sea turtles and tangerine turtle doves! Welcome back to the BNP beloved listeners and thank you so much for joining! To my patrons: you all are the beep boops in my Bluetooth and the cherry vibes in my kombucha cola. You are appreciated. This one's a banger folks! We got all the zany audio tidbits you can handle. We got an original poem. We have a soliloquy on personal power and divine timing, but wait, that's not all! Also included in this episode are a goodly amount of recent Barbarian Yak Fest segments with fan favorite Dr. Sylvie Salinger. Topics w/ Dr. Sylvie include techniques for tonifying the Vagus nerve, which is the longest nerve of our autonomic nervous system and an absolutely critical component of our mental health and overall well-being. We also tear into the lamestream narrative around the Monkeypox and discuss the sketchy 2021 Nuclear Threat Initiative simulation that eerily predicted the exact month and novel strain of the Monkeypox outbreak a year later. Coincidences, coincidences... Finally, for the outro I dive into the history of one of my favorite spices, Cinnamon! So crack a booch, spark up, kick back, jump in, and enjoy the ride! Won't you please rate, review and subscribe to the BNP wherever you listen to podcasts? Thank you for spreading the word and telling a friend!Or make a one-time donation at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/noetics!Help me stay on the air by becoming a beloved patron at: patreon.com/noetics. Signing up at any tier gets you a complimentary tub of blobfish*. Act now: blobfish tubs going fast!Check me out on IG @ barbarian_noetics!Email the pod at: barbarian.noetics@gmail.comFollow the Yak Fest on Rokfin @: rokfin.com/barbarianyakfestand support it at: patreon.com/yakfest.Until next week,be exquisite to one anotherand compassionate towards yourself.One Love,little raven kaww kawwwwTRACKLIST FOR THIS EPISODEDykotomi - Corvid CrunkYo Mase - Hail To The Chief Trap RemixRussian Folk Music - Winter NightsBig Pun - Wrong Ones (Original BNP Edit- Slowed n Verbed)Chill Lofi Hip Hop - Girl Wearing a Hat (Mix)Sterojam Music - Epic Motivational JingleKrzysztof Rzeznicki - Join the Movement [Royalty Free Music]Bjorn Lynne - A Fresh New Look [Royalty Free Corporate Music]Sleep Central - Mexican LoFi Beats to Chill & Study (Mix) Joya Landis - Moonlight Lover CloZee - Positivity (Mix)Sesame Street Theme Music - Instrumental 1993 - 2006Ikebe Shakedown - Rio GrandeMagic Bullet Scene from JFK, 1991, directed by Oliver StoneLos Tres Diamantes - UstedThe Murmaids - Popsicles & Icicles Ambition Lofi - Love Hurts (Mix)Alton Ellis - Hurting Me Base De Rap Mariachi - Smok CrakGeorge McCrae - Rock Your BabyShantel - All I Want (BNP Original Edit - Slowed & Verbed)LINKShttps://www.organicauthority.com/health/11-health-benefits-of-cinnamonSupport the show

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Two Mikes with Michael Scheuer and Col Mike

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 8:03

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Apply to the Open Philanthropy Technology Policy Fellowship!, published by lukeprog on July 15, 2022 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Due to the success of our first cohort of the Open Philanthropy Technology Policy Fellowship (OPTPF), we are excited to announce that applications are open for the second cohort of OPTPF. You can apply here until September 15th. Open Philanthropy is seeking applicants for a US policy fellowship program focused on high-priority emerging technologies, especially AI and biotechnology. Selected applicants will receive policy-focused training and mentorship and be supported in matching with a host organization for a full-time, fully-funded fellowship based in the Washington, DC area. Potential host organizations include executive branch offices, Congressional offices, and think tank programs. Fellowship placements are expected to begin in early or mid-2023 and to last 6 or 12 months (depending on the fellowship category), with potential renewal for a second term (for a total fellowship duration of up to 24 months). Fellowship opportunities are available for both entry-level and mid-career applicants, and for people both with and without prior policy experience. You can read more about the fellowship here. The first cohort consisted of 15 fellows, whose backgrounds you can see here. Their placements include positions at the Departments of Defense and Health and Human Services, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Center for Health Security, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Center for Security and Emerging Technology, Brookings Institution, Nuclear Threat Initiative, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and the Center for Democracy and Technology. (If you'd like more information about careers in US policy, we also recommend this summer speaker series run by the Stanford Existential Risks Initiative. This series has dedicated sessions on each of the three institutional tracks of the fellowship — think tanks, congress, and the executive branch.) Who should apply? OPTPF was designed to accommodate a broad talent pool. Opportunities are available for both entry-level and mid-career applicants, for technical and non-technical people, and for people both with and without prior policy experience. Entry-level applicants can apply to be “junior fellows” at think tanks. This role will combine research assistance with operational support, for example organizing and taking notes at expert workshops. Junior fellows may also get opportunities for short-form independent writing (e.g. articles for popular outlets). The position will initially be for 6 months, with potential renewal for another 6 months. Current students who will complete their bachelor's or master's degree in Spring 2022 are eligible to apply, as are other recent graduates (see here for more on eligibility). Early/mid-career applicants can apply to be fellows in the executive branch, Congress, or at think tanks. Applicants must have a minimum of several years of relevant experience, but it is not uncommon for policy fellowship programs to take in people at a more advanced career stage (e.g. someone in their 30s or 40s with 10+ years of experience). We are open to applicants of all levels of seniority above our minimum requirements; we will work hard to support all fellows in matching with a host office and role where their background and expertise will be put to good use. (See here for more on eligibility.) Besides the appropriate level of seniority, we will largely be looking for (a) sufficient alignment with Open Phil's priorities in AI, biosecurity, and other global risks (b) evidence of “fit” for applied policy work, and (c) some expertise or experience relevant to emerging technology (broadly defined). What does this mean in practice? Policy work o...

Clay Clark Drops Five Ultra Truth Bombs

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 34:37

Clay Clark the chief of the "Time to Free America" organization and countrywide tour, joined The Two Mikes to discuss current events this afternoon for a quick interview. Mr. Clark quickly made his major points:--The Bill-and-Melinda Gates Foundation founded an organization named the Nuclear Threat Initiative. Fifteen months ago, the organization predicted the Monkey-Pox pandemic that the Globalists are claiming exists and is spreading today.--WHO chief Tedros is convening an emergency meeting this week to begin the process of re-masking people, arranging lockdowns and to warn nations who intend to tell the WHO and Globalist fascists to bugger-off that they will be the regarded as enemies of the rest of the world and will be treated as such.--Mr. Clark played videos to document those points, and two more with Globalist Helen Clark and WHO official Michael Ryan, both whom publicly told their audiences that national sovereignty is being brought to a close.Mr. Clark's "Time to Free America Tour" will be in Virginia Beach, VA on 8-9 July 2022. It also will be in Rochester, NY, in August 2022Call name your price for tickets Mr. Clark's website is: https://www.timetofreeamerica.comPlease go on the www.Twomikes.com Contact page to send your 3rd anniversary shout out“Listening to Two Mikes will make you smarter!”- Gov Robert L. Ehrlich, JrSponsors  Our Gold Guy: https://www.ourgoldguy.com EMP Shield: https://www.empshield.com/?coupon=twomikesMy Pillow: Support a true Patriot in Mike Lindell by ordering pillows and sheets. Use Promo Code TWOMIKES by calling 800-797-8492 www.TooMikes.com

Manipulated Monkeypox the Next Plandemic – Part II

Faith to Live By with Pamela Christian

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 30:46

Overcome Monkeypox by spiritual and practical strategies presented on this episode with guest Attorney Thomas Renz. Gain tips and insight to intentionally increase your faith and fully experience God's protection and provision in these evil days. SUPPORT: If you've been blessed by my podcasts, please show your support. We cannot bring you this faith-building podcast without your financial support. There are several ways you can partner with me. Sponsor an episode of Faith to Live By, email me to learn more. Donate from my web site on the web store page upon checkout. Purchase any goods or services listed in the Show Notes or from our web store. CONNECT: Exclusive for my podcast listeners “Beyond the Podcast” Hear my personal interview time with Amanda Grace. https://pamelachristianministries.com/beyond-the-podcast Subscribe to my Bi-monthly ENewsletter to become a preferred member and select one of three thank you gifts. 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Links from Today's Show Content: Learn more about Pam's books: https://pamelachristianministries.com/products-and-services/authors-page Robin Bullock on the Hadron Collider: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vpsJ5IOe1A Serious harm from vaccines: https://lc.org/newsroom/details/060622-covid-shots-causing-monstrous-clots https://www.theepochtimes.com/menstrual-irregularities-uterus-shedding-cases-spike-after-covid-vaccine-rollout-peer-reviewed-study_4462786.html?utm_source=ref_share&utm_campaign=copy&rs=SHRDNFVZ& https://americanfaith.com/1-2m-injuries-reported-after-covid-shots-vax-injury-compensation-programs-overwhelmed/ Bill Gates' “predictions” of pandemics include climate change: https://www.theepochtimes.com/bill-gates-predicts-next-pandemic-will-be-caused-by-climate-change-proposes-who-expansion_4500920.html?utm_source=News&utm_campaign=breaking-2022-05-31-1&utm_medium=email&est=hv%2BlQdyoIg%2F%2BCpJ2SH5JpnJW72dOLQ4BuurV1dbBUC161EonA57mhPvBG%2B58SJhwFXl0djY%3D Epoch Times Report: https://rumble.com/v16hxeq-monkeypox-joshua-philipp-of-epoch-times-countdown-to-monkeypox-and-china-co.html Page 10 of the Nuclear Threat Initiative document predicting monkeypox outbreak in June 2022 with 270 million fatalities: - https://www.nti.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/NTI_Paper_BIO-TTX_Final.pdf Digital Ambitions of China for the World: https://www.nbr.org/publication/chinas-digital-ambitions-a-global-strategy-to-supplant-the-liberal-order/ Yuval Noah Harari – People are hackable https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2019/11/26/yuval-noah-harari-interview-anderson-vpx.cnn ACTION STEPS: Download Pam's article to become convinced of your true identity, authority and power in Christ: https://pamelachristianministries.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Our-True-Identity-in-Christ-Jesus.doc Read the stories of the Bible where God asked people to do “crazy” things and see His miraculous intervention in response to their obedience. Learn about Clay Clark's ReAwaken Amerca Tours. Use this link and enter FTLB promo code to get a 10% discount: https://timetofreeamerica.com/ PROTECT AND CORRECT YOUR HEALTH: Dr. Zelenko: https://zstacklife.com/?ref=FTLB gives you a 15% discount. Or go direct and enter promo code FTLB for a 5% discount. 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Caveat this article is published in the New York Post which leans in favor of a One World Government. https://nypost.com/2022/01/29/how-the-world-economic-forum-became-the-most-exclusive-party-ever/ FOR ADDITIONAL STUDY: Docs From 2021 Int'l Security Exercise Showed Monkeypox Bio Attack on May 15, 2022: https://www.westernjournal.com/docs-2021-intl-security-exercise-showed-monkeypox-bio-attack-may-15-2022/ Clay Clark “The Great Reset Explained” https://timetofreeamerica.com/the-great-reset-explained/ Michael D. Rectenwald “What is the Great Reset?” https://www.independent.org/publications/article.asp?id=14039&omhide=true&trk=title&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpv2TBhDoARIsALBnVnmILIit4DCgGm13CKWU8y_BRzEouacuKTa0YgCoBX8i9UhXl4ppZT8aArQYEALw_wcB Evidence of Self-acclaimed Elites Seeking a One World Order: https://www.stopworldcontrol.com/jury/?inf_contact_key=563288665961b449b5936fc3c5e57888680f8914173f9191b1c0223e68310bb1 Rothschild's one of the 13 elitist ruling families in a panic over Ukraine: https://t.me/darkuniverse09/4067 Trustworthy news and information sites: Pamela Christian Ministries Intercessors for America American Values Liberty Counsel Charisma News Network America's Voice Epoch Times American Faith Intercessors for America ACLJ Judicial Watch Heritage Foundation Pacific Justice Institute Disclaimer: Pamela Christian, Pamela Christian Ministries LLC, and its employees, sponsors, or affiliates do not necessarily hold to the views, advice or claims from podcast guests, posted resources, or our sponsors. We take no responsibility for claims or representations made in any guests, ads, books, businesses or by ministries mentioned. Faith to Live By is for informational purposes only and in no way should be construed to be counseling or professional advice of any kind. In no event shall Faith to Live By, Pamela Christian, Pamela Christian Ministries LLC, and employees, sponsors or affiliates assume liability for any damages whatsoever resulting from any action in connection with the use of this information or this podcast. You are responsible for your own counseling and care. We pray that the Lord will guide you to the help you need so you can truly enjoy Faith to Live By. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````

Monkeypox With A Silent K

Pardon My American

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 64:45

As the reporting of monkeypox cases continues to rise around the world, one can't help but think, "Here we go again!" However, this time around, it's painfully obvious to see what's going on! First, the FDA approves a vaccine for smallpox and monkeypox in September 2019 (just months prior to the Big C outbreak). Then in November 2021, Bill Gates encourages "germ games" to simulate a smallpox attack. A few weeks later, vials labeled “smallpox” were found in Pennsylvania lab. You kiddin' me? As if that wasn't enough, during March 2021, the Nuclear Threat Initiative conducted a "tabletop exercise," and published a wargame document that specifically predicted a monkeypox outbreak in May 2022. Get the f*ck outta here! In May 2022, after the first case of monkeypox was reported in Massachusetts, the US buys $119 million worth of monkeypox vaccines? This couldn't be planned, could it? The guys explore ALL sides of this topic, so don't miss this one. The second half of the show dives into some fun topics including an Arby's manager caught urinating in milkshakes and a round of Dave's Tiktok. Pardon My American podcast (PMA) is an opinion-based podcast that explores politics, entertainment, paranormal, and culture all while having a good laugh. They keep things lighthearted as they dive into subjects that inspire you to think and ask questions. Support Our Sponsors ► Aura ► Ghostbed ► Lucy ► MyBookie Support Our Show ► Website ► Buy Merch ► Patreon Watch & Follow Our Show ► YouTube ► Rumble ► Rokfin ► Instagram ► Telegram

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The Pox Narrative

Last Call with Chris Michaels

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 44:50

Highlights from the Russiagate trial. The Mookster lays an egg and throws pear shaped, Clinton under the bus. The FBI starts the shoulder shrugging, but their culpability goes straight to the top. Pfizer wants chips in pills for “compliance”. Pfizer admits the shots are experimental. CDC wants more testing. NPR is fascist. Ukraine Covid connection. Pox outbreaks from fetish-fests. Nuclear Threat Initiative scenario from last year uses…Monkey Pox. Archbishop Vigano calls everyone out.

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China, India and Pakistan: Standing at the Brink of Crisis

Events at USIP

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 90:06

Three nuclear-armed neighbors — China, India and Pakistan — are increasingly locked in tense relations across contested land borders. Last June, USIP convened a bipartisan Senior Study Group on Strategic Stability in Southern Asia. And on May 17, study group members discussed their findings and offered priority recommendations for U.S. policymakers working to de-escalate tensions in Southern Asia and establish safeguards against future conflicts. Speakers Ambassador George Moose, introduction and moderatorChair, Board of Directors, U.S. Institute of Peace Daniel Markey Senior Advisor, South Asia, U.S. Institute of Peace; Co-Chair, Senior Study Group on Strategic Stability in Southern Asia Lynn RustenVice President, Global Nuclear Policy Program, Nuclear Threat Initiative; Member, Senior Study Group on Strategic Stability in Southern Asia Andrew Scobell Distinguished Fellow, China, U.S. Institute of Peace; Co-Chair, Senior Study Group on Strategic Stability in Southern Asia Vikram SinghSenior Advisor, Asia Program, U.S. Institute of Peace; Co-Chair, Senior Study Group on Strategic Stability in Southern Asia Yun SunSenior Fellow and Co-Director, East Asia Program, Stimson Center; Member, Senior Study Group on Strategic Stability in Southern Asia For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/china-india-and-pakistan-standing-brink-crisis

545 - The Nuclear Episode

Scriptnotes Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 53:25

John talks with Joan Rohlfing (Nuclear Threat Initiative, U.S. Department of Energy) and author/reporter David E. Hoffman (Washington Post) about nuclear energy, nuclear safety and nuclear war — both the current reality and how these issues are portrayed in Hollywood. Joan and David explain how the nuclear landscape has changed over the decades, the stories Hollywood has missed, and the importance of getting them right moving forward. Thanks to our friends at Hollywood Health & Society for helping put this episode together. In our bonus segment for premium members, John and Megana catch up on Scriptnotes behind-the-scenes from the past few weeks, including John's not-great-not-terrible Covid experience. Links: Joan Rohlfing and the Nuclear Threat Initiative and on Twitter David E. Hoffman and his books, including Pulitzer winner The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy Dall-E-2 MidJourney Atomic Veterans Book Give Me Liberty by David E. Hoffman Reykjavík summit of 1986 between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt! Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription or treat yourself to a premium subscription! Craig Mazin on Twitter John August on Twitter John on Instagram Outro by Matthew Chilelli (send us yours!) Scriptnotes is produced by Megana Rao and edited by Matthew Chilelli. Email us at ask@johnaugust.com You can download the episode here.

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#125 - Joan Rohlfing on how to avoid catastrophic nuclear blunders

80,000 Hours Podcast with Rob Wiblin

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 133:41

Since the Soviet Union split into different countries in 1991, the pervasive fear of catastrophe that people lived with for decades has gradually faded from memory, and nuclear warhead stockpiles have declined by 83%. Nuclear brinksmanship, proxy wars, and the game theory of mutually assured destruction (MAD) have come to feel like relics of another era. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has changed all that. According to Joan Rohlfing - President of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a DC think tank focused on reducing threats from nuclear and biological weapons - the annual risk of a 'global catastrophic nuclear event'? never fell as low as people like to think, and for some time has been on its way back up. Links to learn more, summary and full transcript. At the same time, civil society funding for research and advocacy around nuclear risks is being cut in half over a period of years - despite the fact that at $60 million a year, it was already just a thousandth as much as the US spends maintaining its nuclear deterrent. If new funding sources are not identified to replace donors that are withdrawing, the existing pool of talent will have to leave for greener pastures, and most of the next generation will see a career in the field as unviable. While global poverty is on the decline and life expectancy increasing, the chance of a catastrophic nuclear event is probably trending in the wrong direction. Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons in 1994 in exchange for security guarantees that turned out not to be worth the paper they were written on. States that have nuclear weapons (such as North Korea), states that are pursuing them (such as Iran), and states that have pursued nuclear weapons but since abandoned them (such as Libya, Syria, and South Africa) may take this as a valuable lesson in the importance of military power over promises. China has been expanding its arsenal and testing hypersonic glide missiles that can evade missile defences. Japan now toys with the idea of nuclear weapons as a way to ensure its security against its much larger neighbour. India and Pakistan both acquired nuclear weapons in the late 1980s and their relationship continues to oscillate from hostile to civil and back. At the same time, the risk that nuclear weapons could be interfered with due to weaknesses in computer security is far higher than during the Cold War, when systems were simpler and less networked. Joan explains that in the immediate term, NTI advocates for renewed efforts to extend and expand arms control treaties, the adoption of a 'no-first-use' policy, and the retirement of what they see as antiquated delivery systems, such as land-based silos. In the bigger picture, NTI seeks to keep hope alive that a better system than deterrence through mutually assured destruction remains possible. The threat of retaliation does indeed make nuclear wars unlikely, but it necessarily means the system fails in an incredibly destructive way: with the death of hundreds of millions if not billions. In the long run, even a tiny 1 in 500 risk of a nuclear war each year adds up to around an 18% chance of catastrophe over the century. In this conversation we cover all that, as well as: * How arms control treaties have evolved over the last few decades * Whether lobbying by arms manufacturers is an important factor shaping nuclear strategy * Plac

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Threats to Nuclear and Energy Security

Straight Talk with Hank Paulson

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 53:48

An increased demand for energy following COVID-19 lockdowns created a severe energy supply crunch in Europe this winter. And now, decisions from corporate executives and government leaders to reduce or outright ban the purchase of Russian oil has forced energy prices even higher. For a look at how energy markets can be leveraged to end Russia's war in Ukraine and accelerate the transition to clean energy– all while reducing the risks of nuclear proliferation– host Jason Bordoff spoke with former US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz. A key architect of the Paris Agreement and Iran nuclear deal, Moniz is currently the CEO of the Energy Futures Initiative and the Nuclear Threat Initiative. Before joining the Obama administration as Secretary of Energy, Dr. Moniz served as Under Secretary of Energy and as Associate Director for Science in the Office of Science and Technology Policy at the Department of Energy. Prior to his appointment, Dr. Moniz was a Physics and Engineering Systems Systems Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he founded the MIT Energy Initiative. In this conversation, Dr. Moniz sheds light on the energy security threats created by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, where things stand on the Iran deal and the future of energy innovation amid turbulent times for the markets.

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Crossover Episode: Threats to Nuclear and Energy Security

The Big Switch

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 55:05

Things have shifted dramatically since we aired our last episode. There's now a crisis in Ukraine and sanctions on Russian oil and gas. This is all on top of record demand for petroleum products and electricity as the world emerges from lockdowns. So this week, we're bring you an episode about energy security from the other podcast that we have here at the Center on Global Energy Policy, the Columbia Energy Exchange. If you like the show, please head give it a rating and review. An increased demand for energy following COVID-19 lockdowns created a severe energy supply crunch in Europe this winter. And now, decisions from corporate executives and government leaders to reduce or outright ban the purchase of Russian oil has forced energy prices even higher. For a look at how energy markets can be leveraged to end Russia's war in Ukraine and accelerate the transition to clean energy– all while reducing the risks of nuclear proliferation– host Jason Bordoff spoke with former US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz. A key architect of the Paris Agreement and Iran nuclear deal, Moniz is currently the CEO of the Energy Futures Initiative and the Nuclear Threat Initiative. Before joining the Obama administration as Secretary of Energy, Dr. Moniz served as Under Secretary of Energy and as Associate Director for Science in the Office of Science and Technology Policy at the Department of Energy. Prior to his appointment, Dr. Moniz was a Physics and Engineering Systems Systems Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he founded the MIT Energy Initiative. In this conversation, Dr. Moniz sheds light on the energy security threats created by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, where things stand on the Iran deal and the future of energy innovation amid turbulent times for the markets.

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Episode 55: Sam Nunn

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 40:08

Hank welcomes Sam Nunn (Co-founder of NTI and former US Senator, Georgia) to Straight Talk. Nunn talks about his upbringing in Georgia and what inspired him to get into politics. He shares insights on the important role of the Senate's Armed Services Committee, the China challenge and potential areas of cooperation for the US and China, and the work of Nuclear Threat Initiative. They also discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing humanitarian crisis and geopolitical implications. Sam Nunn: https://www.nti.org/about/people/sam-nunn/ NTI: https://www.nti.org

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EA - Participate in the Next Generation for Biosecurity Competition by jtm

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 4:44

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Participate in the Next Generation for Biosecurity Competition, published by jtm on March 10, 2022 on The Effective Altruism Forum. This week, the 6th iteration of the Next Generation for Biosecurity Competition was announced by the Nuclear Threat Initiative, Next Generation for Global Health Security Network, the iGEM Foundation, SynBio Africa, and the Global Health Security Network. Along with Harshu Musunuri and Jonas Sandbrink, I participated in the 2020 version of the competition (and won!) , and I would highly recommend students and early-career folks focused on biosecurity to participate this year. I think our team spent about 45-65 hours writing up the paper between the three of us (including meetings), over the course of 2-4 weeks and I think that's fairly representative of what you could expect. The competition From the announcement: “The competition aims to cultivate the next generation of global leaders in biosecurity. We seek innovative and creative papers focused on verification measures for the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). Winners of the Next Generation for Biosecurity Competition will receive: Online publication of their paper on the NTI website The opportunity to travel, attend, and present during a side event at a prestigious global health security event, such as the Global Health Security Conference 2022. ELIGIBILITY Teams must have three participants and include members from two or more countries and/or regions. Multisectoral teams are strongly encouraged. Applicants must be currently enrolled in an academic institution or have less than five years of professional experience. DEADLINE Submission deadline is April 18, 2022 at 11:59PM ET. Submissions should be sent to nti-bio@nti.org. Winners will be announced in June 2022. NEED A TEAM? Participants can find teammates by: Completing the Next Generation for Biosecurity Interest Form. Once you have completed this form, you may find potential teammates here. Becoming a member of the Next Generation GHS Network. Members can find teammates through the NextGen GHS Network Hub, which is available to all members after registration. To become a member, click here." Some good reasons for participating I was reluctant about participating in the competition during a busy summer but am really happy that I did. Below are some of the things that I got out of it that I think you could, too. I should note that people's experience probably depends a lot on how well they get along with their team. Working with awesome peers. The competition can be a terrific opportunity to meet new peers from across the world with a shared interest in biosecurity, or to strengthen your bonds with someone you already know but haven't had the chance to work with before. Making invaluable connections in the biosecurity field. The competition is sponsored by some of the coolest organisations in the biosecurity field and is organised, I think, largely because they want to connect with promising young people. I still interact and work with several of the organisers and judges I met in 2020. The winning team will have especially good chances to connect with people via presentations at global events, but I can imagine it's possible to make some good connections if you're motivated, regardless of whether you win. Starting a paper that you can expand, and maybe publish, after the competition. After the competition, my team and I continued working on our paper, and ultimately got to publish (a heavily revised version of) it in the journal mBio. Of course, this took a lot of extra work and some topics are undoubtedly easier to publish than others, but I'd say there's a decent chance for this to work out for highly motivated and creative teams, even if they don't win the competition. Contributing to an important open question. Verification...

Fmr. Sec. Ernest Moniz: From Putin's nuclear threat to the possibility of clean energy

The Chuck ToddCast: Meet the Press

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 29:39

Former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz joins Chuck to talk about the state of nuclear weapons and how far deterrence can take us when there's a war underway.From 2013 to 2017, Sec. Moniz worked on nuclear security and stability as former president Obama's energy secretary. He is the co-chair and CEO of the Nuclear Threat Initiative and a professor emeritus at MIT.

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A “no-regrets” policy for pandemic preparedness and response: A conversation with White House advisor Beth Cameron

Contain This: The Latest in Global Health Security

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 32:25

One thing we know about the COVID-19 pandemic is that not one state or organisation was adequately prepared for a health crisis of this scale. So, what have we learnt in the last two years about pandemic preparedness? How can states and global health organisations put in place the capacities to respond quickly to a fast-moving threat, and to cooperate across government to be able to prevent, detect and respond swiftly? In our first episode of 2022 we talk to Beth Cameron, Senior Director for Global Health Security and Biodefense on the White House National Security Council. She was previously the Vice President, Global Biological Policy and Programs at Nuclear Threat Initiative and was instrumental in developing and launching the Global Health Security Agenda at the National Security Council during the Obama Administration.We spoke to Beth just after America released its new pandemic plan – American Pandemic Preparedness: Transforming Our Capabilities. We talk about what this new plan entails and how global health security cooperation plays an important part of an effective pandemic response.We hope you listen and join the conversation @CentreHealthSec.

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420 - “Dangerously Unprepared”: Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo on the Global Health Security Index's Newest Findings

Public Health On Call

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 11:35

The Global Health Security Index, released by the Nuclear Threat Initiative and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, looks at every country's capacity to respond to emergencies like a pandemic. Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo returns to the podcast to talk with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about some takeaways from the 2021 report and what we've learned—and didn't learn—from the pre-COVID-19 2019 report. They also talk about the report's use as a tool for countries to shore up gaps in their ability to respond to future crises and why even the most prepared countries, like the US, still struggled with COVID-19 response.

Which World Gets Saved by trammell

The Nonlinear Library: EA Forum Top Posts

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2021 4:39

welcome to the nonlinear library, where we use text-to-speech software to convert the best writing from the rationalist and ea communities into audio. This is: Which World Gets Saved, published by trammell on the effective altruism forum. It is common to argue for the importance of x-risk reduction by emphasizing the immense value that may exist over the course of the future, if the future comes. Famously, for instance, Nick Bostrom calculates that, even under relatively sober estimates of the number and size of future human generations, "the expected value of reducing existential risk by a mere one millionth of one percentage point is at least a hundred times the value of a million human lives". [Note: People sometimes use the term "x-risk" to refer to slightly different things. Here, I use the term to refer to an event that would bring the value of future human civilization to roughly zero—an extinction event, a war in which we bomb ourselves back to the Stone Age and get stuck there forever, or something along those lines.] Among those who take such arguments for x-risk reduction seriously, there seem to be two counterarguments commonly (e.g. here) raised in response. First, the future may contain more pain than pleasure. If we think that this is likely, then, at least from the utilitarian perspective, x-risk reduction stops looking so great. Second, we may have opportunities to improve the trajectory of the future, such as by improving the quality of global institutions or by speeding economic growth, and such efforts may have even higher expected value than (immediate) x-risk reduction. "Mundane" institution-building efforts may also have the benefit of reducing future catastrophic risks, should they arise. It seems to me that there is another important consideration which complicates the case for x-risk reduction efforts, which people currently neglect. The consideration is that, even if we think the value of the future is positive and large, the value of the future conditional on the fact that we marginally averted a given x-risk may not be. And in any event, these values are bound to depend on the x-risk in question. For example: There are things we currently do not know about human psychology, some of which bear on how inclined we are toward peace and cooperation. Perhaps Steven Pinker is right, and violence will continue its steady decline, until one evening sees the world's last bar fight and humanity is at peace forever after. Or perhaps he's wrong—perhaps a certain measure of impulsiveness and anger will always remain, however favorable the environment, and these impulses are bound to crop up periodically in fights and mass tortures and world wars. In the extreme case, if we think that the expected value of the future (if it comes) is large and positive under the former hypothesis but large and negative under the latter, then the possibility that human rage may end the world is a source of consolation, not worry. It means that the existential risk posed by world war is serving as a sort of "fuse", turning off the lights rather than letting the family burn. As an application: if we think the peaceful-psychology hypothesis is more likely than the violent-psychology hypothesis, we might think that the future has high expected value. We might thus consider it important to avert extinction events like asteroid impacts, which would knock out worlds "on average". But we might oppose efforts like the Nuclear Threat Initiative, which disproportionately save violent-psychology worlds. Or we might think that the sign of the value of the future is positive in either scenario, but judge that one x-risk is worth devoting more effort to than another, all else equal. Once we start thinking along these lines, we open various cans of worms. If our x-risk reduction effort starts far "upstream", e.g. with an effort to make people more cooperative and peace-loving in general, to what extent should we take the success of the interme...

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Tested by Crisis

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 36:52

Mackenzie Cater and Jack Brosnan of the Nuclear Threat Initiative share insights on a new survey that the Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy project conducted about the impacts of COVID-19 on the nuclear policy field. On Early Warning: Zia Mian, physicist and co-director of Princeton University's Program on Science and Global Security, helps us understand the complicated legacy of the late Abdul Qadeer Khan, who is regarded as the father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb. Final Warning: Press the Button Live is on Thursday, October 21.

Michael Lewis on the Pandemic

TALKING POLITICS

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 46:27

We talk to Michael Lewis about his new book The Premonition, which tells the story of the people who saw the pandemic coming and asks why they couldn't get a hearing. It's a tale of short-term failures and long-term trends in US government and it follows on from his previous book about the risks America has been running in hollowing out the administrative state. A sobering account with glimmers of hope for the future. Talking Points: Old timers at the CDC say that things began to change after the 1976 swine flu outbreak.The CDC rushed a vaccine program, and some people got sick. Then the swine flu basically vanished.After that, under Reagan, the head of the CDC became an appointed, political job. This made the CDC overall more political and less independent. Most people who interacted with the CDC before this pandemic realized that it wasn’t very good at managing disease.Doing a public health job well carries a high risk of getting fired.The experts in Michael’s story are consistently right about the trajectory of the disease; but they are often wrong about politics.Should experts pay more attention to politics? Experts can create discomfort for politicians, or they can give them cover—but that’s not their job. Michael thinks that politicians should be providing cover for the experts.Why was it so hard to learn from the experiences of other cities in the heart of the crisis?In the 1918 pandemic, the difference between Philadelphia and St. Louis was the timing of the intervention. It’s hard to see the effect of the interventions in the fog of battle.The failure of testing in the US at the start of the pandemic meant that there was no way to identify where the virus was.Just-in-time manufacturing and taut-supply changes made the ‘health industrial complex’ less able to respond quickly.Will the pandemic make Americans care more about how the government actually functions?Mentioned in this Episode: Michael’s new book, The Premonition, a Pandemic StoryRichard Neustadt and Harvey V. Fineberg, The Swine Flu AffairThe Nuclear Threat Initiative 2019 reportOur last episode with MichaelFurther Learning:David J. Spencer, ‘Reflections on the 1976 Swine Flu Vaccination Program’Lawrence Wright, ‘The Plague Year,’ The New YorkerHow some cities ‘flattened the curve’ during the 1918 flu pandemicMore on the San Quentin COVID epidemicAnd as ever, recommended reading curated by our friends at the LRB can be found here: lrb.co.uk/talking See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/talkingpolitics.

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The Existential Threat Of Nuclear Weapons: NTI's Lynn Rusten

Intelligence Matters

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 35:17

In this episode of Intelligence Matters, Michael Morell spoke last month with Lynn Rusten, Vice President of the Nuclear Threat Initiative and leader of the Global Nuclear Policy Program, about the state of nuclear proliferation in the world. Rusten warned that experts are not focused on the existential threat of nuclear weapons, examines current nuclear treaties, and recommends starting by repairing alliances.

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Nina Miller

Security Fastforward

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 54:48

We kick off our inaugural podcast with The Nina Miller, who is currently an MIT PHD candidate with former experience at the Institute of Security and Technology and the Nuclear Threat Initiative. We'll talk unconventional warfare, political consciousness, nuclear security, and more. It wouldn't be a proper security podcast without a healthy dose of cynicism, but we conclude with a hopeful remark that more movers and shakers getting involved in security will postpone the end of the world - even if just by a little bit. Welcome to Security Fastforward!

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Ep17: Prof. Ernest J. Moniz "Innovation and Power"

Cleaning Up. Leadership in an age of climate change.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 78:32

What would Professor Ernest Moniz, 13th United States Secretary of Energy, say to the 16th Secretary who will be appointed in the coming months?Would he, as the architect of the JCPOA (known better as the Iran nuclear deal) agree with Donald Trump that it was “the worst deal ever negotiated? (Spoiler alert: no).What does he consider to be the most interesting innovations in the energy space?Listen to the special, 17th episode of Cleaning Up to find out! Bio/introductionWhile the US election votes are being counted, Ernie Moniz and Michael Liebreich sit down for Cleaning Up’s 17th episode. Ernie Moniz served as the U.S. Secretary Energy during President Barack Obama’s second term. He was the architect of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (known better as the Iran nuclear deal). In addition to that he played a key role in negotiating the Paris Agreement and founding Mission Innovation at COP21. Currently he is the CEO of Energy Futures Initiative, a Washington based non-profit he founded.He is also co-chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a non-profit organization that has advanced innovative solutions for securing nuclear materials, building international cooperation for nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, preventing the spread of disease and reducing radiological threats. He is the inaugural Distinguished Fellow of the Emerson Collective and CEO of the non-profit Energy Futures Initiative. Before going into politics, Ernie Moniz worked at the MIT’s Department of Physics from 1973 until becoming Secretary of Energy in 2013. Dr. Moniz was the Founding Director of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) and Director of the Laboratory for Energy and the Environment. He is now the Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics and Engineering Systems emeritus and Special Advisor to the MIT President. Dr. Moniz is also a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Harvard Belfer Center. Professor Moniz previously served in government as DOE Under Secretary from 1997 until January 2001 with science, energy, and nuclear security responsibilities and from 1995 to 1997 as Associate Director for Science in the Office of Science and Technology Policy with responsibility for the physical, life, and social sciences. Key linksOfficial Biohttps://www.nti.org/about/leadership-and-staff/ernest-moniz/ Energy Futures Initiativewww.energyfuturesinitiative.orgReport calls on California to lead on carbon capture for deep decarbonization (22nd October 2020)https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/report-calls-on-california-to-lead-on-carbon-capture-for-deep-decarbonization-60855240 An Action Plan for Carbon Capture and Storage in California: Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions (October 2020)https://earth.stanford.edu/events/action-plan-carbon-capture-and-storage-california-opportunities-challenges-solutions#gs.k69lgrWorld Climate Foundation North American Virtual Summit (24th of September 2020)https://www.worldclimateforum.org/The Importance of Building Coalitions for a Clean Energy Recovery From COVID-19 (April 14th 2020)https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2020/04/14/clean-energy-recovery-covid-19/ The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) at a Glance (October 2020)https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/JCPOA-at-a-glanceClearing the Air: Technological Carbon Dioxide Remove RD&D Initiative (2019) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58ec123cb3db2bd94e057628/t/5d899dcd22a4747095bc04d5/1569299950841/EFI+Clearing+the+Air+Summary.pdf Donald Trump’s on JCPOA (April 2015)https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-cutting-off-funds-iranian-regime-uses-support-destructive-activities-around-world/US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz interviewed by BNEF’s Michael Liebreich at Summit (2014)https://vimeo.com/99820281

Captain Planet, Climate Change, and Laura Turner Seydel

Serenbe Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 70:57

Today we're talking with one of the planet's most avid environmental advocates, Laura Turner Seydel. Laura works with and supports organizations that address urgent challenges affecting the health, functionality, and vitality of our life support system: Our air, water, land, food, biodiversity, and climate. She co-founded Chattahoochee Riverkeeper to help protect Georgians' drinking water, as well as Mothers & Others for Clean Air, which works to improve air quality for at-risk populations. Laura also serves on the boards for Children & Nature Network helping children realize the benefits of exposure to nature, Project Drawdown, which focuses on the top scalable solutions to address global warming, the United Nations Foundation, the Nuclear Threat Initiative, and she is the Chair of the Captain Planet Foundation and Director of the Turner Foundation.In this episode, we talk about how her father, Ted Turner, instilled a love for the environment in her at an early age and how she's continued that legacy with her own children. She also tells us about what she's doing to teach all children about the environment and inspiring them to be Planeteers, and how we should all be coming together to to save our one and only home, Earth.

Good Jobs in a Low-Carbon Future

Target USA Podcast by WTOP

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 43:44

Building a low-carbon future will bring significant change to the U.S. economy, especially to employment as alternative forms of energy increasingly take hold. And to go smoothly, that transition will require sound public policy and public support. In this edition of Columbia Energy Exchange, host Bill Loveless talks to Richard Trumka, the president and CEO of the AFL-CIO, and former U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, the president and CEO of the Energy Futures Initiative. Earlier this year, their organizations formed the Labor Energy Partnership to promote energy policies that promote economic, racial and gender equity based on quality jobs and the preservation of workers’ rights, all the while addressing the growing climate crisis. In exclusive podcast discussion, President Trumka and Secretary Moniz explain a new report by the Labor Energy Partnership that lays out the opportunities and pitfalls of such sweeping changes in the economy. The report, called “Energy Transitions: The Framework for Good Jobs in a Low-CarbonFuture,” makes the case that this industrial transition is both different from those in the past and urgently needed because of the existential threat of climate change. The report opens by acknowledging that industrial transitions have rarely been smooth. In fact, it notes they have been typically marked by community and worker dislocations with significant regional disparities, disproportionate impacts on minority communities, and fraying of existing social institutions. The AFL-CIO is the largest federation of unions in the U.S., and the Energy Futures Initiative is a Washington-based non-profit dedicated to promoting a clean-energy future. Richard Trumka was elected president of the AFL-CIO in 2009 after having served as secretary treasurer of the federation since 1995. Previously, he was president of the United Mine Workers from 1982 to 1995. Ernest Moniz founded the Energy Futures Initiative in 2017. He is also the co-chair and CEO of the Nuclear Threat Initiative. Dr. Moniz was the U.S. energy secretary from 2013 to 2017 and an under secretary at the U.S. Department of Energy from 1997 to 2001. A long-time member of the faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he was also founding director of the MIT Energy Initiative.

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PONI Pathbreakers: The Cyber-Nuclear Connection

Smart Women, Smart Power

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 41:06

On the first episode of the PONI Pathbreakers series, host Beverly Kirk spoke with Erin Dumbacher, senior program officer for the Scientific and Technical Affairs program at the Nuclear Threat Initiative, and Suzanne Spaulding, senior adviser for homeland security and director of the Defending Democratic Institutions project at CSIS. They discussed cyber deterrence and nuclear security, and their career experiences in a rapidly changing field. You can learn more about Erin's work at NTI here and Suzanne's work at CSIS here.

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PONI Pathbreakers: The Cyber-Nuclear Connection

Smart Women, Smart Power

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 41:06

On the first episode of the PONI Pathbreakers series, host Beverly Kirk spoke with Erin Dumbacher, senior program officer for the Scientific and Technical Affairs program at the Nuclear Threat Initiative, and Suzanne Spaulding, senior adviser for homeland security and director of the Defending Democratic Institutions project at CSIS. They discussed cyber deterrence and nuclear security, and their career experiences in a rapidly changing field. You can learn more about Erin’s work at NTI here and Suzanne’s work at CSIS here.

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Coronavirus Crisis Update: Beth Cameron, “Nothing on this timeline has ever been attempted”

Take as Directed

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 36:38

Steve Morrison sat down with Dr. Beth Cameron, Vice President at the Nuclear Threat Initiative, and former senior White House official responsible for health security and bio defense, to talk through what the accelerating race for vaccines for Covid-19 means. Should we be excited and hopeful? Should we feel cautious, skeptical? Perhaps both. We survey the landscape – the White House ‘Operation Warp Speed,’ China’s program, the ACT-Accelerator initiative launched to ensure the needs of low and lower middle income countries are met. How important is it for the United States to step forward on the world stage? Beth Cameron is Vice President for Global Biological Policy and Programs at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), based in Washington D.C.

Target USA –Ep. 230 | Russia's nuclear weapons are still a existential threat

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 31:52

The US started nuclear talks with Russia this week in Vienna. They’ve concluded one round of discussions on one of the weightiest issues of our time -what to do with their weapons. Steve Andreasen, a consultant with the Nuclear Threat Initiative reminds us that Russia is still an existential threat to the US.

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A New National Security Strategy

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Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 42:57

Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of J Street, joins Press the Button for an in-depth look at the failure of the Trump administration's Iran policy, and how progressives can organize to implement a new national security strategy. Early Warning features Moritz Kütt of the University of Hamburg and Jack Brosnan of the Nuclear Threat Initiative discussing the fate and importance of the Open Skies Treaty, and the progress made by the Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy initiative.

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Sky News Daily

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2020 46:16

On this edition of the Sky News Daily podcast with Dermot Murnaghan, we examine the biggest GDP fall since the financial crash with our economics editor Ed Conway and discuss England's 'back in business' housing market.We also speak to Beth Cameron, from the Nuclear Threat Initiative, who oversaw the creation of the Pandemic Playbook during her time as a White House civil servant.

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Building Coalitions for a Clean Energy Recovery

Conversations with Mike Milken

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 29:23

Governments around the world are consumed now with the challenge of responding effectively to the coronavirus pandemic, including providing adequate healthcare and alleviating the economic impact of the crisis. But policymakers in Washington and other capitals will eventually need to find ways to stimulate a recovery of their economies to put back to work the legions of people who are now unemployed. In this edition of Columbia Energy Exchange, host Bill Loveless talks to Ernest Moniz about the role that energy sectors can play in reinvigorating the U.S. economy, especially those sectors responsible for the early stages of a low-carbon transition that’s taken place over the last decade, and the importance of building coalitions to support such options. Moniz is well known to listeners as a former U.S. secretary of energy during the Obama administration and a key architect of the Paris Agreement on climate change. He also negotiated the Iran nuclear agreement alongside then Secretary of State John Kerry. Now, he is the founder and CEO of the Energy Futures Initiative, a Washington-based clean-energy nonprofit, and co-chair and CEO of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a nonprofit that works to prevent catastrophic attacks and accidents with weapons of mass destruction.

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Ep. 10: The Public Servant, with former FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 14:25

Margaret Hamburg, Foreign Secretary, National Academy of Medicine; Former Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration “I always said it was a question of when, not if, we would have to combat a global pandemic. But I never really thought I'd be watching it play out in real time.” Margaret “Peggy” Hamburg has devoted her life to elevating the best in public health while anticipating the worst. As New York City Health Commissioner, she curtailed the spread of tuberculosis. She served as senior scientist for the Nuclear Threat Initiative. After the attacks on the World Trade Center, she redoubled her efforts to help create a world safe from chemical and biological weapons. And, as one of the longest-serving FDA commissioners, she modernized food safety regulations and implemented the Tobacco Control Act. Forbes magazine named her one of the world's most powerful women. Despite the current crisis, she remains optimistic, noting how quickly scientists were able to sequence the genome of the virus and share it with the world. “We have to realize that with a global pandemic, we are truly all in it together.”

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Target USA –Ep. 218 | COVID-19 Playing Catch up

Target USA Podcast by WTOP

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 35:27

The leaders of the White House Coronavirus Task Force say as many as 240 thousand or more people in the US could die from this outbreak. On this episode, we talk with Beth Cameron, PhD, VP of Global Biological Policy and Programs at the Nuclear Threat Initiative. She’s the former senior director for global health security and bio defense on the White House National Security Council staff. She discusses what the world needs to do get ahead of this coronavirus and what lessons have been learned.

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Coronavirus update: Why wasn't the U.S. better prepared?

Katie Couric

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 52:44

On this episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie continues her special coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. First, Katie looks to New York City — now the national epicenter of this crisis — where the rate of positive COVID-19 cases is doubling ever three days. Which means the peak of coronavirus infections will be much higher and hit New York much sooner than expected, giving the city's vast network of hospitals — which are already under tremendous strain — less time to prepare for a deluge of patients. Katie talks to Dr. Robert Femia, the chair of emergency medicine at NYU Langone to find out how emergency rooms in New York City are faring now and how they are bracing for what's to come. Then, Katie speaks to Beth Cameron, the former head of the National Security Council Directorate for Global Health Security and Biodefense, about why the U.S. wasn't prepared for this pandemic. Beth Cameron is now the Vice President for Global Biological Policy and Programs at the Nuclear Threat Initiative, which has a new effort to help local officials during the COVID-19 pandemic. You can find more information about that here. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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What Next: How Long This Could Last

Slate Daily Feed

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 21:33

As the novel coronavirus spreads sickness and anxiety around the U.S., it’s tempting to point fingers at government agencies that seemed wholly unequipped for the crisis. And, to be clear, Washington was not prepared. But here’s what decision makers can be doing right now to figure out what comes next. Guest: Beth Cameron, vice president for global biological policy and programs at the Nuclear Threat Initiative. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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How Long This Could Last

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 21:33

As the novel coronavirus spreads sickness and anxiety around the U.S., it’s tempting to point fingers at government agencies that seemed wholly unequipped for the crisis. And, to be clear, Washington was not prepared. But here’s what decision makers can be doing right now to figure out what comes next. Guest: Beth Cameron, vice president for global biological policy and programs at the Nuclear Threat Initiative. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hans Kristensen of the Federation of American Scientists in conversation with Joe Cirincione. Early Warning with Leon Ratz of the Nuclear Threat Initiative.

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 40:24

Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), joins Joe Cirincione to discuss Chinese and Russian nuclear modernization plans, and the state of nuclear arsenals around the world. Leon Ratz, a senior program officer with the Nuclear Threat Initiative's Materials Risk Management program, joins Early Warning to discuss Iran's latest announcement about its nuclear program, Russia's plans to produce new cruise missiles, and Congress's return to Washington. Joe Cirincione and Michelle Dover answer a question from Gerrard on how citizens can influence their leaders to support nuclear weapons prohibition. Hans Kristensen on China's nuclear strategy: https://chinapower.csis.org/podcasts/chinas-nuclear-strategy-and-capabilities/ FAS Nuclear Notebook: https://fas.org/issues/nuclear-weapons/nuclear-notebook/ The Nuclear Notebook on the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: https://thebulletin.org/nuclear-notebook/

Lynn Rusten of the Nuclear Threat Initiative in conversation with Joe Cirincione. Early Warning with Matt Korda of the Federation of American Scientists.

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 40:50

Lynn Rusten, Vice President of the Global Nuclear Policy Program at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), sits down with Joe Cirincione to discuss the history of arms control between the United States and Russia, and how the Trump administration's actions have put the New START treaty in danger. Michelle Dover hosts Early Warning with Ploughshares Fund Roger L. Hale Fellow Catherine Killough and Matt Korda, Research Associate at the Federation of American Scientists. Also, Michelle Dover and Joe Cirincione answer a question from Henry about US-North Korea relations. Matt Korda on recent US missile launch: https://fas.org/blogs/security/2019/08/sundays-us-missile-launch-explained/ NOAA on nuking hurricanes: https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/C5c.html Have a question about nuclear issues? Email us at pressthebutton@ploughshares.org

Middle East Missile Map

Arms Control Wonk

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2019 36:45

If see any news coverage about missile threats in the Middle East, nine times out of ten it is Iran's missiles that are in the news. But Iran is just one of many countries in the region. Egypt, Israel, Turkey Saudi Arabia and Syria all produce, to one degree or another, their own missiles. And there are more states like Yemen, the UAE and Qatar that have imported missiles. CNS and the Nuclear Threat Initiative are launching a Middle East Missile Map to explore the regional context of missile proliferation. Support us over at Patreon.com/acwpodcast!

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Ending nuclear threats around the world

Fed Access

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 46:14

Joan Rohlfing, president and chief operating officer of the Nuclear Threat Initiative joins host Derrick Dortch to talk about what the NTI is doing to stop the spread of nuclear weapons and end them as a threat around the world.

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US - North Korea Summit Review

Encounter - Voice of America

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019 24:59

On this edition of Encounter, Mike Fuchs, of the Center for American Progress, and Richard Johnson, from the Nuclear Threat Initiative, join guest-host Jeff Young to analyze and review the recent summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un.

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Managing the World's WMD Threats: NTI's Laura Holgate

Intelligence Matters

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2019 38:01

In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with Laura Holgate, former U.S. Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency and Senior Director for Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism and Threat Reduction on President Obama's National Security Council. Holgate, now vice president for materials risk management at the Nuclear Threat Initiative, explains the threats posed by chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons and how the United States, along with international partners, works to contain them. Holgate and Morell assess the United States' approach to some of the most precarious proliferation challenges in the world, including from North Korea, Iran and, more recently, Saudi Arabia.

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Trumping Reagan's Nuclear Legacy

Nukes of Hazard

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2018 29:56

President Trump has announced that the United States will withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, a landmark agreement negotiated by President Ronald Reagan in 1987. This episode dives into the consequences of the decision and what it could mean for broader nuclear arms control moving forward. We're joined by two premier experts: Lynn Rusten of the Nuclear Threat Initiative and Olya Oliker of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Music: www.bensound.com

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Dr. Ernest Moniz - Shifting Dynamics Across the Energy Landscape