Jul 30, 2025 #AJStartHere #CubanMissileCrisis #IsraelIranTensions Israel and the US – both nuclear-armed states – recently attacked Iran. They said it was to prevent Iran getting a nuclear weapon, something Iran denies it’s trying to do. What determines which countries can, and can’t, have nuclear weapons? And are we seeing a new nuclear race?
Chapters: 01:09 – How the Cuban Missile Crisis led to a new nuclear order. 01:58 – The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the nine nuclear-armed states. 04:49 – The key factors that affect a country’s calculation on nukes. 05:47 – Security: do nuclear weapons make a country more, or less, safe? 07:22 – The US nuclear umbrella – can it still be trusted? 08:10 – Do nuclear weapons enhance a country’s status? 09:40 – What’s going on with Iran? 14:32 – Who gets to police the global nuclear order? 14:52 – How the nine nuclear-armed states are increasing their spending on nukes.
I'm from Hanoi, Viet Nam.
I'm an author of Dot Chuoi Non (dotchuoinon.com/author/hangbelu/), a blog on Positive thinking, founded by Dr. Tran Dinh Hoanh, an attorney in Washington DC.
I'm a co-founder of Conversations on Vietnam Development - cvdvn.net, a virtual think tank. I am a co-founder of two companies in Viet Nam working on children education services. I advise companies on STEAM education, English language education for children and students in Vietnam.
I'm studying the Buddha's teaching and the teaching of Jesus. I practice mindful living including meditation.
I hold a PhD on Sustainable Energy Systems from University of Lisbon and Aalto University.
I graduated from Hanoi University of Technology on Environmental Engineering. I obtained a Master degree of the same major from Stanford University and Nanyang Technological University.
My English-language blog at: hangbelu.wordpress/.
I play table tennis as a hobby.
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