India and Pakistan in conflict – are there nuclear risks?

International concern is mounting over the India-Pakistan conflict, as both are armed with substantial nuclear arsenals.

Atomic bombs have only been used twice – 80 years ago on Japan.

What nuclear risks do the current hostilities pose?

Presenter:

James Bays

Guests:

Dan Smith – Director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), a think tank focusing on global security

Susi Snyder – Programme co-ordinator at the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

Elizabeth Threlkeld – Senior fellow and director of the South Asia Program at the Stimson Center