This is Episode 124 of The Pragati Podcast hosted by Pavan Srinath.
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Nuclear war feels unthinkable, but how much peace does nuclear deterrence guarantee? Do nuclear programmes truly deter or compel adversaries in the real world? And can we imagine a world where 20+ countries have nuclear weapons?
Vipin Narang joins Pavan Srinath on Episode 124 of The Pragati Podcast to dive into the world of nuclear weapons and strategy. He shares the evolution of our understanding of nuclear strategy from early ideas of mutually assured destruction.
The Pragati Podcast is a weekly talkshow on public policy, economics and international relations hosted by Pavan Srinath.
This episode was made possible thanks to the Ab Meri Baari campaign run by the Dasra 10 to19 Collaborative. The campaign aims to improve the lives of adolescent girls between the ages of 10 and 19, and empower them. As a part of the campaign, 300 girl champions were selected across Jharkhand and Rajasthan to conduct a social audit of all government services directed towards them. Dasra is a philanthropic organisation that facilitates social change by driving collaborative action between funders, development organisations and communities.
Vipin Narang is an Associate Professor of Political Science at MIT and a member of MIT’s Security Studies Programme. His published his first book Nuclear Strategy in the Modern Era in 2014, and is currently working on his second book, Strategies of Nuclear Proliferation, in which explores how states pursue nuclear weapons. He is on Twitter at @NarangVipin.
Also check out:
- Pragati Podcast #29: Firing on the Line of Control, with Lt Gen Prakash Menon
- Pragati Podcast #51: A Tale of Two Nukes: Iran
- Pragati Podcast #52: A Tale of Two Nukes: North Korea
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