June 14, 2001: US, Russia, & China Nuclear Confrontations - Philip Hoag

Art Bell welcomes Philip Hoag, author of No Such Thing as Doomsday, for a sobering examination of the shifting nuclear landscape between the United States, Russia, and China. Hoag details alarming policy changes under the Clinton administration, including the decision to absorb a first nuclear strike before retaliating, the removal of submarine commanders' unilateral launch authority, and the grounding of strategic bombers. The discussion turns to Russia's multi-layered missile defense system,… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/june-14-2001-us-russia-and-china-nuclear-confrontations-philip-hoag