The Global Story: How to stop Iran from building a nuclear weapon
6/21/202628 min
On Wednesday, President Trump met with Iranian leaders to sign an initial memorandum of understanding towards ending the months-long war. In a press conference after the signing, Trump was triumphant. Specifically, he touted the deal’s firmness on one of the US’s key priorities: ensuring that Iran can never develop a nuclear weapon. Whilst Iran has agreed to “not procure or develop nuclear weapons," there are many questions left unanswered. What does it actually look like to police the weapons programmes Today, we speak to someone intimately familiar with the weapons inspection process: President of the Institute for Science and International Security, David Albright. In the 1990s, Albright worked in Iraq with the UN, investigating the nation’s weapons programme under Sadaam Hussein.
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Tristan Redmond· Host1:05
Hey there. I'm Tristan Redmond, one of the hosts of The Global Story podcast from the BBC. Our show tells you one story every day where the world and America meet. And as a bonus for your feed, we're bringing you one of our best episodes of the week. After months of fighting, this is the week that the US and Iran signed a deal aimed at ending the war, and the deal stipulates