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Twelve Thousand Bombs

WGLT
Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear Policy
Iran
Illinois State University
Nuclear Winter
Nuclear War
Nuclear Testing
Ballistic Missiles
Missile Defense
Astrophysics
Election Issues
Climate Change
Food Security
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
Voting
Nuclear Fusion
Peace
Nuclear Nonproliferation
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
U.S. Foreign Policy

WGLT’s Twelve Thousand Bombs podcast features conversations with leading scholars and policy advocates on the real and hypothetical impacts of nuclear war. Presented in partnership with Illinois State University physics professor Matt Caplan and the Office of Research and Graduate Studies.

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Given the U.S. attacks on three of Iran’s uranium enrichment sites over the weekend, we couldn’t resist bringing nuclear physicist Matt Caplan back into the studio. This bonus episode unpacks what happened, what didn’t happen, what it means and why w... more

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On the heels of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to Japanese anti-nuclear advocacy group Nihon Hidankyō, Naomi Satoh returns to discuss her in-progress illustrated novel based on personal and familial oral histories gathered from survivors of... more

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Since the 1970s, physicists have worked on developing nuclear fusion as a clean, carbon-free, inexhaustible fuel source. Essentially building a big star on Earth, the United States and other nuclear powers have also used the technology to make nuclea... more

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Three astrophysicists in training discuss how they're processing the science, policy and politics of nuclear weapons leading up to the 2024 election.

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Naomi Satoh
Recent graduate in physics education, art, and women's studies; working on an illustrated novel based on oral histories related to the atomic bombings.
Illinois State University
Episode: Episode 7 - Peace is a process we have to earn
Matt Caplan
Professor of Physics at Illinois State University and co-producer of the podcast
Illinois State University
Episode: Episode 6 - With nuclear fusion, the future of clean energy is bright. It's also made world annihilation more possible
Claire Campbell
Second year undergraduate computational physics student at Illinois State University
Illinois State University
Episode: Episode 5 - Next-gen astrophysicists on the imposing threat of nuclear war—and why not voting in 2024 is not an option
Andy Santorelli
Graduate student at Illinois State University studying astrophysics
Illinois State University
Episode: Episode 5 - Next-gen astrophysicists on the imposing threat of nuclear war—and why not voting in 2024 is not an option
Naomi Sato
Recently graduated in physics education, pursuing graduate school with interests in nuclear studies
Illinois State University
Episode: Episode 5 - Next-gen astrophysicists on the imposing threat of nuclear war—and why not voting in 2024 is not an option
Tina Cordova
Co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium
Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium
Episode: Episode 3 - The human cost of Oppenheimer's Manhattan Project should be a cautionary tale. The U.S. is ramping up nuclear testing anyway.
Lili Xia
Climatologist and researcher on nuclear winter impacts, originally from China.
Rutgers University
Episode: Episode 2: Nuclear winter scenarios suggest the only winning move is not to play

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Lauren Warnecke
Host of Twelve Thousand Bombs.
Matt Caplan
Co-host and nuclear physicist at Illinois State University.

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Bonus episode: Why did the U.S. just bomb Iran?
Q: Why is now the moment where we need to kind of address those facilities and why using this method?
The timing is related to recent Israeli strikes on Iranian infrastructure that created a limited window for U.S. action.
Bonus episode: Why did the U.S. just bomb Iran?
Q: Why did we bomb a country?
The bombing was a response to Iran's role as a state sponsor of terrorism and their clandestine uranium enrichment activities.
Episode 5 - Next-gen astrophysicists on the imposing threat of nuclear war—and why not voting in 2024 is not an option
Q: Did you know that more than I did?
It's something that has been on my subconscious mind for years, surfacing in recurring nightmares.

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