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Nuclear War: How Did We Get to Where We Are?
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Moderated by Walter Orr Roberts; 00:00 Roberts introduces the panelist, James T. Bush; 01:40 Bush begins his discussion; 02:05 Bush talks about his experience working at the Center for Defense Information. He mentions that he thinks it is just as important for national security to have strong economic and social conditions as it is to have a strong defense system; 02:00 Bush talks about his experience learning about missiles on nuclear submarines and how he assumed command of submarines; 04:40 Bush mentions that although he was fully prepared to command a nuclear submarine he was not trained and prepared for the responsibility of killing thousands of people if he were to actually deploy the nuclear missiles; 05:11 Bush makes three upcoming points. He first mentions he is going to talk about our current lack of logic regarding nuclear arms; 06:08 Bush looks at history after World War II in order to understand how we can reverse the arms race situation; 09:40 Bush talks about the concept “flexible response†presented to NATO allies; 17:05 Bush talks about the philosophy of mutual assured destruction and the three reasons why it failed; 24:20 Bush talks about the nuclear winter study; 27:50 Bush also looks at the role of arms control as a method of stopping or reversing the arms race; 29:35 Bush talks about a bill that was passed by the House of Representatives regarding three arms control measures; 37:29 Bush talks about the three categories of first strike weapons that the United States is building; 38:42 Bush talks about the defensive system the U.S. is building. He also talks about Navy tactic to destroy Soviet submarines; 40:24 Bush reviews his main points and explains that the nuclear arms race has taken place outside the democratic process and the only way to bring it back in is to negotiate arms control agreements or make legislation; 41:30 Audience member asks if Bush thinks President Reagan understands arms issues. The audience member also asks what the role is of the military in the industrial complex arms buildup; 47:00 Panel discussion ends.
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Moderated by Walter Orr Roberts; 00:00 Roberts introduces the panelist, James T. Bush; 01:40 Bush begins his discussion; 02:05 Bush talks about his experience working at the Center for Defense Information. He mentions that he thinks it is just as important for national security to have strong economic and social conditions as it is to have a strong defense system; 02:00 Bush talks about his experience learning about missiles on nuclear submarines and how he assumed command of submarines; 04:40 Bush mentions that although he was fully prepared to command a nuclear submarine he was not trained and prepared for the responsibility of killing thousands of people if he were to actually deploy the nuclear missiles; 05:11 Bush makes three upcoming points. He first mentions he is going to talk about our current lack of logic regarding nuclear arms; 06:08 Bush looks at history after World War II in order to understand how we can reverse the arms race situation; 09:40 Bush talks about the concept “flexible response†presented to NATO allies; 17:05 Bush talks about the philosophy of mutual assured destruction and the three reasons why it failed; 24:20 Bush talks about the nuclear winter study; 27:50 Bush also looks at the role of arms control as a method of stopping or reversing the arms race; 29:35 Bush talks about a bill that was passed by the House of Representatives regarding three arms control measures; 37:29 Bush talks about the three categories of first strike weapons that the United States is building; 38:42 Bush talks about the defensive system the U.S. is building. He also talks about Navy tactic to destroy Soviet submarines; 40:24 Bush reviews his main points and explains that the nuclear arms race has taken place outside the democratic process and the only way to bring it back in is to negotiate arms control agreements or make legislation; 41:30 Audience member asks if Bush thinks President Reagan understands arms issues. The audience member also asks what the role is of the military in the industrial complex arms buildup; 47:00 Panel discussion ends.
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Bush, James T.
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1987-04-09
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