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
Leadership during the crisis. Foreign leaders who influenced events during the cold war years as well as the continuing threat of nuclear war. The Georgia Historical Society hosted the interview and provided the video. We are here to talk about the called war at 75. It marks the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the cold war immediately after world war ii in 1945. You attended georgia tech. Greta van susteren graduated from emory university. Served in the coast guard. Came back to georgia, practiced law. Served in the Georgia House of representatives. You were elected to the United States senate in 1972 and served for 24 years until you left in 1996 including eight of those years as chair of the Senate Armed Services committee. Since retiring from the senate you cofounded with ted turner and know cochair the Nuclear Threat initiatives. As i mentioneder with here to talk about the events of the cold war as you experienced them. Lets start with you. The scariest moment of the cold war
Election descended into name calling on interruptions on the 2nd round. And environmental groups warn. In russias far east theres a probe is launched into talks killing sea life. Bringing your recap of the top stories from the past 7 days and right up to the minute developments as well this is the weekly an R T International alone welcome. We begin with the conflict between armenia and azerbaijan which has now entered a 2nd week the disputed region of the going to color is being relentlessly shelled these are some of the latest pictures from the local capital showing burning cars residential buildings have been hits across the city the number of casualties is so far on clear earlier in the week a hospital was hit in another strike several residential buildings were also badly damaged hostilities are now expanding beyond the disputed territory with several tons in azerbaijan bombed the city of ganja came under fire earlier on sunday as a bridge on claims one person was killed and 32 wou
Than one in 5 coded 1000 deaths globally and is putting a president Donald Trumps handling of the pandemic in the spotlight as he campaigns for his 2nd term in office. Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on people to observe new coronavirus restrictions or risk a 2nd lockdown johnson made the appeal in a televised address it to the nation earlier he announced that england would expand its facemask requirements and introduce stricter rules on social gatherings. This is g. W. News from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at the eunice or visit our website dot com. The 4 horsemen of the apocalypse that is the imagery that the u. N. Secretary general used today to describe the biggest threats to peace Climate Change unprecedented mistrust geo political tensions and the dark side of Digital Technology and he added a 5th horseman to these just hopi and dangers the coronavirus pandemic tonight a Global Health crisis that has made the Global Economy sick to if there are solu
A strategic arms ship with. Lusher is a work in all establishing a Strategic Asset rich here as a soviet union has during the cold war and the americans understand that there are also lots of jets in syria has being defeated the americans know there is no chance of the Syrian Government being over from so here americans are looking to target russias allies and friends in the well if i dont see a 2nd program yes you know you know team in the in again looking at the 3 countries that we mention your keep the venezuelan interest. Theres always this pretense of some kind well drop sanctions if you do x. Y. And z. Once in 3 but if you look at every single example well talk about syria the 2nd half of the program is basically full submit surrender and then we will drop the sanctions here it doesnt work that way to. Thats not what diplomacy is all about an obviously it is a pretense to force regime change we all know what happened to libya the north koreans know what happened to libya here so