The 18th Airborne Corps Podcast, Episode 9: Fred Kaplan on the Bomb, Kennedy, and the End of the World
Episode 9: Fred Kaplan on the Bomb, Kennedy, and the End of the World. Author Fred Kaplan (Slate, "The Bomb," "Wizards of Armageddon") is a national treasure, one of our foremost writers on American security policy. Fred is a perfect guest for the Doomsday Clock. After all, he's been writing about the Cold War arms race and the threat of nuclear armageddon since 1983. He joins us to talk about the American obsession with nuclear weapons, presidents in crises, how the Cuban Missile Crisis led to the American buildup in Vietnam, and why Ronald Reagan is an underrated president. This was a fascinating, wide-ranging discussion, one of the best we've had on the show. Over the course of 90 minutes Fred and host Joe Buccino cover 75 years of American power.