The new nuclear threat: Smaller, easier-to-use weapons 

As we mark Independence Day this week, we’re also examining big themes in American defense and security with the PRX national security podcast, “Things That Go Boom.” Today, a topic that really goes boom: nuclear weapons. A new class of nuclear warheads is way smaller and more flexible than generations past, and they’re changing the way the US and Russia approach nuclear arms control.

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