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Kai Bird argues that nuclear deterrents are unreliable due to irrational human behaviour
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13:12Now PlayingKai Bird, an American author and columnist, speaks in opposition of the motion that This House would press the Red Button. Mr Bird recounts Robert Oppenheimer's own failure to convince President Harry Truman and General Eisenhower of the dangers of unchecked nuclear proliferation.
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