the other issue is -- joe zirin zirin -- joe sir rinse -- through plowshares. what should we do aside from sounding alarm. i suggest a few significant actions we should be thinking about. one of them, fundamentally is try to deal with this context problem. , nothing that can be done in that area unless we seriously reengage russia at the highest political levels, president to president. i'm urging that on our own president to date without success. we're urging it on the russian president. everything we can do to try to promote this idea that until our two presidents re-engage at least on the issue of nuclear dangers, we're not going to change that context. we have to provide the conditions which will set the stage where the rhetoric will be toned down. secondly, i think we should be rethinking the starting of a new nuclear arms race. i lived through the one during the cold war. i think one in this century, one in a lifetime is quite enough. particularly in a modest way i proposed one action which we could take which is in our own reconsideration of rebuilding o

the president of the plowshares fund.will join us to talk about the nuclear security summit happening in washington. to secure nuclear materials so doesn't wind up in the hands of terrorists. project peoplews supporting donald trump's andidacy for president. contributor to national review. his cover story is titled the truth about trade. because the watch washington journal starting at 7:00 tomorrow morning. next president obama participates in a drug abuse and heroin addiction summit. he was joined by recovering heroin addict. and young people in recovery ceo justin riley. this event was held in atlanta. president obama: thank you. >> i am delighted and very honored to be here. i'm a little nervous. i have the president of the united states sitting next to me. i'm very excited about this topic. it is a very important topic. look the path forward, solutions. you heard a lot of numbers and stories today. 20 8000 is the number of people who died in 2014 of accidental opioid overdoses. about half of those were involved in pr

coming up wednesday morning, the president of the plowshares fund and author of nuclear nightmares, securing the world before it's too late. he will join us to talk about this week's nuclear security summit taking place here in washington. he will also detail u.s. and global efforts to secure nuclear material so it doesn't wind up in the hands of terrorists. then yahoo! news deputy editor will be on to discuss a new yahoo! news project which takes a closer look at the types of people supporting donald trump's candidacy for president. also, scott lincecum, contributor for national review and cato institute adjunct scholar will talk about his cover story in the national review titled truth about trade. it has revealed and not created problems in the american economy. be sure to watch "washington journal" beginning live at 7:00 a.m. eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. >>> wednesday, american history tv in prime time continues with programs on the life, career and legacy of president abraham lincoln. authors and historians took part in the event hosted by the abraham lincoln institut