Inside Story As spending soars, is nuclear war closer than ever? ¦ Is a nuclear conflict possible?
A report finds nuclear powers have increased spending on a scale never seen before. A report by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons shows spending on such munitions has ballooned. Nearly $100bn has been spent by the world’s nine nuclear-armed nations in a single year. Nuclear warhead stockpiles have reduced since the peak of the Cold War. But soaring new expenditures beg the questions of why these countries are willing to spend such incredible sums of money on atomic weapons – and whether they are making the world any safer. Presenter: Neave Barker Guests: Nikolai Sokov – Senior fellow at the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Gary Samore – Professor at Brandeis University Victor Gao – Vice president of the Center for China and Globalization Published on Tuesday 18 June 2024.
Beyond the headlines to the heart of the news of the day. Al Jazeera gets the Inside Story from some of the best minds in the Middle East and beyond. Al Jazeera journalists and guests dissect and discuss the day’s top story.
Primary Title
- Inside Story
Episode Title
- As spending soars, is nuclear war closer than ever? ¦ Is a nuclear conflict possible?
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 19 June 2024
Start Time
- 05 : 30
Finish Time
- 05 : 58
Duration
- 28:00
Channel
- Al Jazeera English
Broadcaster
- Al Jazeera Media Network
Programme Description
- Beyond the headlines to the heart of the news of the day. Al Jazeera gets the Inside Story from some of the best minds in the Middle East and beyond. Al Jazeera journalists and guests dissect and discuss the day’s top story.
Episode Description
- A report finds nuclear powers have increased spending on a scale never seen before. A report by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons shows spending on such munitions has ballooned. Nearly $100bn has been spent by the world’s nine nuclear-armed nations in a single year. Nuclear warhead stockpiles have reduced since the peak of the Cold War. But soaring new expenditures beg the questions of why these countries are willing to spend such incredible sums of money on atomic weapons – and whether they are making the world any safer. Presenter: Neave Barker Guests: Nikolai Sokov – Senior fellow at the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Gary Samore – Professor at Brandeis University Victor Gao – Vice president of the Center for China and Globalization Published on Tuesday 18 June 2024.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
- The source recording to this edition of Al Jazeera English's "Inside Story", "As spending soars, is nuclear war closer than ever?" for Wednesday 19 June 2024 contains defects (corrupted video) due to television signal transmission issues. Occurrences are observed between 05:34 - 05:35 (00:04:41) and at 05:57 (00:27:53). Some of the title's content is absent.
Genres
- Commentary
- News
- Panel
Hosts
- Neave Barker (Presenter)