Attack. Im michael. Ok, welcome to the program. Irans leaders have reacted defiantly to the killing of a leading nuclear scientist, president haas and rouhani blamed israel for the assassination of moxon day. The man suspected of masterminding, a secret Nuclear Weapons program. Irans Supreme Leader ali common a has urged punishment for the perpetrator. Israel embassies around the world have increased their alertness level moxon factors that day was killed in an ambush. As he traveled along this road to the east of tehran, several government reported to have opened fire on his car. Shortly afterwards, a nearby truck exploded. He initially survived his injuries, but later died in hospital. The car carrying him was shot at and about 15 seconds later, a nissan pickup truck loaded with explosives blew up about 15 to 20 meters away from his car, but inflicted wounds on him that led to his martyrdom. State media describes him as an eminent scientist. He was also a member of the powerful revol
Forces begin an offensive against the capital of t. Gravy. For we look at the human cost of the conflict. Thousands of refugees are left without basic sanitation and with little food. A michael. Oh cool. Welcome to the program. Irans leaders have reacted defiantly to the killing of a leading nuclear scientist, president haas and rouhani blamed israel for the assassination of moxon day. The man suspected of masterminding, a secret Nuclear Weapons program. Irans Supreme Leader ali khamenei has urged punishment for the perpetrators israeli embassies around the world have increased their alertness level. Germany has called on all sides to show restraint and avoid escalating tensions. That could do whale talks with iran on nuclear issues. Moxon factors that day was killed in an ambush as he traveled along this road to the east of tehran. Several gunmen are reported to have opened fire on his car. Shortly afterwards, a nearby truck exploded initially survived his injuries, but later died in
Initiative. We are here to talk about the events of the cold war as you experienced them. Let us start with you. When we think about the cold war the scariest moment was the cuban missile crisis in october 1962. Where were you october 1962 and talk to us about your experience with the cuban missile crisis . Fmr. Sen. Nunn stan, i was 24 years old and had been a staff lawyer on the Services Committee for three and a half or four months. My boss was john jay courtney. He had been there a long time. Terrifican with a legal ability and judgment. Due to in before he was get on an airplane with the air force and go on a trip with 10 or 12 other members, staff members, of the armed Services Committee. As well as the appropriation committee. This was a group of 45, 50yearold experienced people. Haveme in and said, sam, i got a marriage in my family. My family says i have got to go. I cannot go on this trip. Would you like to take my place . I had never been out of the country. I said, yes, sir
Analytical adrenaline going . I certainly hope so. Seriously, of all the times weve hosted this conference over the years, this has got to be one of the more fraught election cycles in our lifetime. Certainly a roller coaster counting process and still clarifying picture of what is happening down ballot for several weeks. So we have assembled a stellar team to help us navigate a couple of key questions what happened and why . Was there an expected gap between expectations and eventual results, and if so, what was the cause of that . And how are the two parties, democrats and republicans, now going to move forward in terms their programs and policies but how they position themselves electorally over the next couple of years. With that, let me turn the microphone to my coconspirator in this endeavor, ellen tess cano. Ellen im the cofounder of the inside american politics experience. Last year and this year at nyu. 2008 following the historic election of barack obama as president. , we co
Picture of what is happening down ballot for several weeks. We have assembled a stellar team to help us navigate a couple of key questions. What happened, and why . Was there an expected gap between expectations and results . If so, what was the cause . How are the two parties, democrats and republicans, going to move forward in terms of both their program, their policies, and how they position themselves electorally. The that, let me turn microphone to my coconspirator in this endeavor, ellen toscano. Hello. I am cofounder of the inside american politics series. Hosted for 10 years by last year and this year come up by the center at nyu. We started the annual Conference Following the historic election of barack obama as president of the United States. Together to discuss the election of joe biden. An equally historic Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman of color. A find ourselves in transitional and dynamic moment in the transfer of power from the current president , donald t