Summary of Bombs Away | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 71

00:00:00 - 00:45:00

In the "Bombs Away | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 71" video, the speaker discusses civil society and organizations' attempts to work together to achieve common goals, such as nuclear disarmament. The video clips interviews various people about their work on this issue and how it has helped to change their perception of nuclear weapons. Finally, the video discusses the idea of rallying the majority of states in the world to ban nuclear weapons, and how this can eventually bring about the end of the nuclear weapon regime.

• 00:00:00 Beatrice Finn is a 35-year-old international campaigner who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 for her organization's effort to abolish nuclear weapons. After describing the logic behind nuclear deterrence theory, Steve Levitt asks Beatrice if countries like India and Pakistan are punished internationally for developing nuclear weapons. She responds that countries like India and Pakistan are not part of the " five legitimate nuclear weapon states" and that the "P5" are responsible for keeping peace and stability in the world.
• 00:05:00 In this video, the author discusses the challenges of condemning other countries for possessing nuclear weapons, and the reasons why the USA currently has over 3,000 nuclear warheads. He points out that there are no "reasonable" targets for the US to try to bomb, and that even if all of America's nuclear weapons were used, it would not be the end of the world.
• 00:10:00 The author discusses how nuclear weapons are just like regular bombs, and how they have very little deterrence value in a conflict between equals. He argues that the deterrence value of nuclear weapons starts to fade when regular militaries is so weak. The author believes that the United States should be the leader in nuclear disarmament, because they have the most to gain from it.
• 00:15:00 After discussing the consequences of one nuclear bomb, the author discusses the likelihood of nuclear war and the factors that could lead to it. He also speaks to a physicist who estimates that there is a one percent chance of nuclear war happening in a person's lifetime.
• 00:20:00 In this video, Steve Lovett and Morgan discuss ways to increase the likelihood that a bid will be accepted on a new home. Some of the suggested strategies include avoiding having a buyer's agent and writing a letter or baking some cupcakes for the home seller. Some people find these strategies to be legal issues, but others argue that they are necessary to prevent discrimination.
• 00:25:00 The YouTube video discusses the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which was signed in 2017 and entered into force in 2018. The treaty prohibits the use of nuclear weapons, tests, threats to use them, possession, development, maintenance, and use of nuclear weapons in any form.
• 00:30:00 The "Bombs Away | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 71" video discusses civil society and organizations' attempts to work together to achieve common goals, such as nuclear disarmament. The video clips interviews various people about their work on this issue and how it has helped to change their perception of nuclear weapons. Finally, the video discusses the idea of rallying the majority of states in the world to ban nuclear weapons, and how this can eventually bring about the end of the nuclear weapon regime.
• 00:35:00 The speaker talks about how she became involved in nuclear disarmament work, and how, over time, she's seen the power of organized movements to effect change. She talks about how Sweden has not signed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, and how they've conducted polling on the matter.
• 00:40:00 The speaker, who has a lot of respect for individuals and governments, believes that the structures in governments make it very difficult to change anything. They argue that the same-sex marriage movement in the United States is an example of how one by one, change can happen. They also mention the chemical weapons convention, which took the United States and Russia over 20 years to dismantle their chemical weapons arsenals. The speaker believes that one day nuclear weapons will be eliminated, either through use or decision not to use them.
• 00:45:00 The speaker of the video discusses how the world would be a better place if nuclear weapons were eliminated, and how much attention nuclear weapons deserve. They go on to say that Freakonomics Radio is part of the Freakonomics Radio Network, which also includes Freakonomics Radio No Stupid Questions and Freakonomics MD. They also mention that the show was produced by Stitcher and Renbud Radio Morgan Levy, with help from Alina Coleman, their staff, and Allison Craiglow, Greg Griffin, Gabriel Roth, Rebecca Lee Douglas, Zach Lapinski, Julie Canfer, Eleanor Osborne, Mary de Duke, Ryan Kelly, Emma Terrell, Jacob Clementi, and Stephen Dubner. The speaker also mentions that the show's theme music was composed by Luis Guerra, and that listeners can subscribe to Stitcher Premium to listen to the show ad-free.