# A Possible Nuclear Disaster - A Conversation With Emma Belcher

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Podcast: [When You Know You Know](https://stenobird.com/podcast/when-you-know-you-know-6665059)
Published: 2026-06-05T05:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode of Mea Culpa, Michael Cohen sits down with Dr. Emma Belcher, one of the world's leading experts on nuclear security, for a sobering conversation about the growing risks facing the globe. From escalating international tensions and nuclear deterrence to the possibility of miscalculation, conflict, and catastrophe, Cohen and Dr. Belcher discuss what keeps national security experts awake at night—and what the public needs to understand about the threats that may be closer than we think. A timely and eye-opening discussion about global stability, nuclear risk, and the consequences of getting it wrong.

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