Nine nations possess nuclear weapons; the U.S., Russia, Great Britain, France, China, Israel, India, Pakistan and North Korea with Iran nipping at their heels. President Obama held a Nuclear Security Summit this past April attended by representatives of 47 countries to underline the danger of these weapons falling into the hands of non-state actors such as Al-Qaida. Meanwhile, as we just passed the 65th Anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, we talk with Susan Southard, who is writing a book on that event as seen through the memories of 5 survivors. |