The Rachman Review

The nuclear and biological weapons threat

Are our politicians doing enough to protect humanity from the potential risk of a nuclear war, a deadly pandemic or AI without guardrails? Gideon discusses these risks with Jason Matheny, president of the Rand Corporation in California and former director for technology policy on President Joe Biden’s National Security Council.Clips: YahooFinance; Dr Strangelove, Columbia Pictures (1964) Free links to read more on this topic:<a href="https://on.ft.com/3EuV14e" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The US and Iran look for de-escalation</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3EuV1kK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Regulating artificial intelligence is a 4D challenge</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3Ev7LYk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US seeks to deepen Tokyo-Seoul security links to boost Pacific deterrence</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3RbuyQx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Governments are waking up to biosecurity risks — but we must act fast</a> Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/af097860-0ed9-4079-84ab-46cf14a2a157" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times chief foreign affairs columnist talks to the decision-makers and thinkers who are shaping world affairs. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.