Dec 23 Watch 3:03 ‘Let it be an arms race,’ says Trump after controversial tweets By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 22 Trump: U.S. must ‘greatly strengthen’ nuclear capability By Jonathan Lemire and Julie Pace, Associated Press On Twitter, Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly called for the U.S. to "greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability" until the rest of the world "comes to its senses" regarding nuclear weapons. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 3:39 News Wrap: National Intelligence director doubts North Korea will relinquish nuclear weapons By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, National Intelligence Director James Clapper voiced doubt that North Korea will ever give up its nuclear weapons. The State Department quickly disputed that notion and insisted the U.S. policy is both unchanged and realistic. Also,… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch 4:41 Putting policy in context at the final presidential debate By PBS News Hour Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump tackled several policy matters in the final presidential debate: abortion, nuclear weapons and immigration. Lisa Desjardins joins Hari Sreenivasan to get the facts behind what the candidates said. Continue watching
Sep 29 Trump’s stance on nuclear restraint is ambiguous By Robert Burns, Associated Press Donald Trump's ambiguous answer to a debate question on nuclear restraint raised doubts about his understanding of the issue. Continue reading
Sep 25 Pentagon chief is expert on nukes but says little about them By Robert Burns, Associated Press As defense secretary to a president who famously envisioned "a world without nuclear weapons," Ash Carter has said remarkably little about them. Continue reading
Sep 18 U.S., Japan, South Korea condemn nuclear test by North Korea By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The United States, Japan and South Korea are roundly condemning North Korea's recent nuclear test and calling for tough new measures to further isolate the communist state. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 12:08 Does U.S. policy toward North Korea need to change? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 10 President Obama will make historic trip to Hiroshima this month By Josh Lederman and Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press "He will not revisit the decision to use the atomic bomb at the end of World War II. Instead, he will offer a forward-looking vision focused on our shared future," deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 8:44 Who’s at the trigger when the president calls a nuclear strike By PBS News Hour What would happen today if the president ever gave the order to unleash nuclear weapons? Granted rare access to America's nuclear war fighters, veteran correspondent Jamie McIntyre on special assignment for the NewsHour profiles the people and the fleet that… Continue watching