more now let's bring in alex rosen he's chairman of the german chapter of international physicians for the prevention of nuclear war mr president good to have you on the show we have lived in a nuclear world now for 75 years is there any reason to believe that the world will ever be free of nuclear bomb. well there's only 2 possibilities as we see it's either we get rid of the bombs or the bombs get rid of us oh yes i think there is a very realistic outlook we have managed to ban biological weapons chemical weapons we've managed to eliminate landmines and cluster munitions from the arsenals of even the states that wanted to keep them so yes there is a path internationally and tarion law to outlaw it to an employer weapons as well well kind of take me down that path what is a realistic. future where we see the nuclear threat being reduced. there already is a very large international security architecture in the form of the n.p.t. the nuclear nonproliferation treaty but this treaty itself has proved toothless especially towards the nuclear weapon states which have not adhere to their to

the other and they go hand in hand dr rosen thank you for taking time to talk with us that was dr alex rosen from the international physicians for the prevention of nuclear war. let's take a look now at some of the developments in the corona virus pandemic the global death toll has now exceeded 700000 with one person dying every 15 seconds in recent weeks more than 18000000 people have had the virus and some 11000000 have recovered the world health organization says there's been a troubling of infections worldwide among people aged 15 to 24 infection rates have risen from 4.5 percent to 15 percent in recent months. german carmaker b.m.w. lost 212000000 euros in the 2nd quarter as pandemic lockdowns cut vehicle sales but the company saw a rebound in china its biggest market and germany's hospital association says its facilities are well prepared for potential 2nd wave of the pandemic i'll still say they also have better stockpiles of protective equipment than at the beginning of the year. russia says it's aiming to start mass production of the coronavirus vaccine as early as next month a seni

other and they go hand in hand dr rosen thank you for taking time to talk with the start was dr alex rosen from the international physicians for the prevention of nuclear war. getting back to the coronavirus crisis says infections in the u.s. continue to rise the dollar is taking another hit leading to gains for other currencies including the euro in recent months the european currency has been climbing against the dollar start of the year at $1.12 and is now hovering at around $1.00 a team sprint qatar bosun and frankfurt he's our financial correspondent there good to see you color at a stronger hero and a weaker dollar what's the story behind these developments. the story behind this terry is that if you compare the economy in the united states to the countries of the euro at the moment at least investors have more confidence that europe will manage to return to growth soon to you know an activity that warrants the backing of international investors this idea got a boost this thursday by fresh economic data from germany in june the german manufacturers caught around about 28 percent more