Miscellaneous
According to the Doomsday Clock, it's two minutes to midnight and many fear that the world is edging closer to a nuclear apocalypse. Dr David Santoro, Director and Senior Fellow at the Pacific Forum CSIS in Honolulu, Hawaii, assesses the situation on the Korean Peninsula and explores policy options of nuclear defence, deterrence, tailoring and the infamous "Bloody Nose" policy. SHOW NOTES - Experiencing the Hawaii Missile Alert Text Message (3:56) - The deterrence and defence question (5:28) - The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and North Korea (6:49) - The importance of nuclear tailoring (14:48) - U.S. Department of Defence Nuclear Posture Review - the good, the bad and the questionable (19:39) - The Russia and China Threat (23:23) - Should Australia have its own nuclear weapons program? (28:11)