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Missile Test Site Explosion Raises Questions About U.S.-Russia Nuclear Competition

There have been funerals for the five Russian nuclear engineers killed in an explosion at a test site last week. The engineers were testing a new missile, which raises important questions about the future of nuclear competition between the U.S. and Russia. Host Jeremy Hobson speaks with with Here & Now security analyst Jim Walsh (@DrJimWalshMIT) with the MIT Security Studies program.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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