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What you need to know about modern nuclear war

October 21, 2017
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Science Friday host Ira Flatow spoke to three nuclear experts to learn more about what modern nuclear war might look like.

What you need to know about modern nuclear war
It looks cool, but does it work? A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a test, in this undated photo provided by the Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency.

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Conflict
How good is the new missile defense system the US just deployed in South Korea?

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