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Nuclear Armageddon: How Close Are We?

Nuclear Armageddon: How Close Are We?: Episode 2

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Jan Corbin investigates the proliferation of nuclear weapons across the globe.

Jane Corbin visits the United States' nuclear weapons development facility and Scotland, where she reveals the strategy behind Britain's nuclear deterrent.

With the Doomsday Clock the closest it's ever been to midnight, Jane Corbin investigates the proliferation of nuclear weapons across the globe. She visits Los Alamos, home to the United States' nuclear weapons development facility and the historic home of Oppenheimer's Manhattan Project, and also Scotland, where she reveals the strategy behind Britain's nuclear deterrent. This is a story told by the scientists, investigators and diplomats who set the clock and have fought to ensure that the ultimate deterrent has not been used in over 70 years.

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With the Doomsday Clock the closest it's ever been to midnight, Jane Corbin looks back at how it all started and investigates the proliferation of nuclear weapons across the globe.

Every year scientists, investigators and diplomats set the Doomsday clock. Nowadays, on top of the nuclear concerns, climate change and threats from new technologies like AI are also part of the assessment. With the Doomsday Clock the closest it's ever been to midnight, Jane Corbin looks back at how it all started and investigates the proliferation of nuclear weapons across the globe.

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