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Preventing Nuclear Proliferation and Reassuring America's Allies with the Atlantic Council

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At this Atlantic Council-hosted event, a panel examines a new Council report on how the United States can prevent nuclear proliferation and strengthen nuclear security guarantees.

US planes in the sky
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Revisiting the Iran Nuclear Deal

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Former CIA Director John Brennan, Cambridge's Roxane Farmanfarmaian, and the Wilson Center's Ambassador James Jeffrey discuss whether there is hope for the JCPOA and regional de-escalation.

The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters
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The Race to Destroy Syria's Deadliest Weapons

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Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Joby Warrick describes the chaotic consequences of America's largely unknown efforts to find and destroy Syria's vast chemical weapons stockpile.

U.N. chemical weapons experts prepare before collecting samples from one of the sites of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Zamalka
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Gen. Brown on the Air Force, Equity, and Inclusion

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General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. discusses his distinguished career, the future of the US Air Force, and equity and inclusion within the military.

General Charles Q. Brown
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COVID-19 — A Wake Up Call for the West

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A panel of experts joined the Council to consider whether western democracies can evolve to meet the demands of today.

The USNS Comfort passes the Statue of Liberty
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Defense Priorities for a New Decade

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America in 2020

An expert panel explored where the United States should prioritize defense spending and the deployment of troops and other military assets.

US soldiers board a plane in Iraq, while one waves
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Lieutenant General Armagno on the US Space Force

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Just nine months after the founding of the US Space Force, Lieutenant General Nina Armagno discussed national security, space technology and policy, and breaking boundaries.

General Nina Armagno
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How Korea Transformed the Cold War

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To mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, the Wilson Center's Samuel Wells shares insights on how it militarized competition between the United States and Soviet Union in the following decades.

Korean War Memorial in Washington, covered in snow
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Discussion Table with Senator Tammy Duckworth

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US Senator Tammy Duckworth discusses sexual assault in the military as well as her unique perspective as an Iraq War Veteran, Purple Heart recipient, and former assistant secretary of the US Department of Veterans Affairs.

Senator Tammy Duckworth walks off stage
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The Dawn of the Nuclear Age - 75 Years After Hiroshima

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To mark the 75th anniversary of the United States dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, experts reflect on the importance of reporting the truth and the prospect of a future free of nuclear weapons.

An atomic cloud over Hiroshima, taken on board the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the bomb.
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