of the global policy institute of london metropolitan university and in washington we cross to charles blair he is the senior fellow on state and non-state threats at the federation of american scientists all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it george is the united states becoming a third world country the topic of this program. well the certain features of it do resemble that of a third world country i mean obviously the united states is a giant global military superpower that controls vast military alliances and in the tentacles of which extend into every continent but domestically it does indeed resemble that of a third world country. the income inequality is staggering and it continues to rise. the levels of poverty are also continue to rise around or over the staggering level. life expectancy in the united states is really very low compared to that of comparable industrialized states. and the legal and political system is such that your skin is skewered in such a way that those who are rich and powerful essen