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July 9, 2011
Ambassador James Goodby, author of Avoiding Armageddon
Since World War II, every American president has served as custodian of the nation's nuclear weaponry. At moments of high tension – like the Cuban Missile crisis – this stewardship has been severely tested. In every presidency new challenges have arisen like today's threat of atomic weapons in rogue states. Ambassador James Goodby uses 35 years of direct involvement to support his analysis of how presidents have coped with managing the ultimate weapon.
Guest
James Goodby
Former Public Policy Scholar;
senior fellow (non-residential) at the Brookings Institutions's Center for Northeast Asia Policy Studies
Read Moresenior fellow (non-residential) at the Brookings Institutions's Center for Northeast Asia Policy Studies