missile crisis and how its resonate with contemporary challenges 60 years later. well, i was not alive during the cuban missile crisis. i have been at the kennedy library long enough to have marked the 50th anniversary of the cuban missile crisis. as a member of staff at the time, i had recently given birth to my first child. i remember feeling a sense of relief that the peril of the cuban missile crisis felt like a distant history and gratitude that president kennedy had secured the new nuclear test ban treaty. perhaps his greatest contribution towards the ideal of genuine peace that he spoke of so movingly in commencement address at american university. relief and gratitude that my child s future was more secure for. today. just one decade later, as we mark 60 years since the world teetered on the brink of the end of civilization as we know it, we find ourselves once again faced with the threat of nuclear aggression. over the past few months and especially weeks, there has
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challenges 60 years later. well, i was not alive during the cuban missile crisis. i have been at the kennedy library long enough to have marked the 50th anniversary of the cuban missile crisis. as a member of staff at the time, i had recently given birth to my first child. i remember feeling a sense of relief that the peril of the cuban missile crisis felt like a distant history and gratitude that president kennedy had secured the new nuclear test ban treaty. perhaps his greatest contribution towards the ideal of genuine peace that he spoke of so movingly in commencement address at american university. relief and gratitude that my child s future was more secure for. today. just one decade later, as we mark 60 years since the world teetered on the brink of the end of civilization as we know it, we find ourselves once again faced with the threat of nuclear aggression. over the past few months and especially weeks, there has been much debate about how how relevant or not the cub
and empower our adversaries. now trump needs a new defense secretary who follows the president s line. the resignation of matters is likely to have a major effect on us or in policy to talk more about that i m joined now by paul soni the national security reporter from the washington post good evening to you paul let s talk about syria is president trump right in saying that someone else can continue that fight there now that american troops will be pulling out. you know it remains to be seen the french have said that they are interested in keeping their troops there and no one has said what will happen to the fate of the american air campaign which has been the primary mode by which the pentagon has defeated isis in addition to backing local kurdish fighters on the ground so it remains to be seen whether anyone will fill the void and help sort of back the kurdish militia