and boeing's defense which is also america's least weapons negotiator the undersecretary of state for arms control and the undersecretary of state for energy for nuclear security also a woman she runs the world's largest nuclear stockpile who runs the world guns and girls with guns but mainly guns with the look at boeing defense executive leeann it's like she's not even looking into the camera but gazing like a proud mother at a b. fifty two that's tripping bombs on its very first village. ok this is horrifying you find gender equality or a flying right all right thank you you know i don't see this this as politico says is a watershed moment in history what you don't. think that women can have it all meaning having a career they love a happy marriage two kids a home and several thousand graves abroad are you saying we can't have it and are all real enemy is ourselves ok lockheed martin c.e.o. marilyn houston told politico that she couldn't achieve all this without quieting that little voice in your head that doubts whether you can do that next job or take on that special assignment and instead you

also america's lead weapons negotiate, the undersecretary of state for arms control and the undersecretaryf state for energy for nuclear security, also a woman. woman [knocking] woman ♪ ♪ memories. what we deliver by delivering. >>> welcome back, we're following breaking news on capitol hill. right now, the house is nearing the end of its vote for the next speaker set to be nancy pelosi as democratic leadership takes over the house. one republican lawmaker is already looking to reach across the aisle. saying he will vote for a set of house rule changes drafted by the incoming democratic leadership. a rare move for what is typically a strict party line vote. and the vote that could bring him consequences from republican leadership. that is new york's tom reid. he's a member of the problem solvers caucus. a friend of our shows. he joins us again. good to see you. >> great to be with you. >> this will be an historic vote. what compelled you to decide to support the new rules as drafted by democrats and what consequences do you think you might face for that? >> over a year ago, we in the probl

and a and assistant secretary of state for proliferation from october 2006 to 2007 and the acting secretary for the state, department of state for arms control and international security september 2007 to 2009. well qualified to talk about this issue specifically. ladies and gentlemen, the honorable undersecretary. >> well, thank you, ricky for that very nice introduction an scene setting, but i was sitting here thinking of the experiences that i have had in this room prior to some of the jobs that ricky mentioned. i came to the congress to work as a fellow for first senator kyl and then later senator cobrco cochran in 1996 and i believe it was 1996 and if my memory is right, the earliest times i came here was to talk about missile defense and to participate in events that senator kyl or cochran developed. this artwork may be the same from 20 years ago, and it is nice to see the people who participated in those days. this missile defense review that we are going to talk about a is going to usher in the next era of missile defense. missile defense as ricky specifically mentioned not just ballistic missile defense, but hypersonic missiles and

he was the assistant secretary of state for security nonproliferation from october 6 to december 7. he was the acting secretary for the state for arms control international security from september 2007 2009. well qualified to talk on these issues specifically. ladies and gentlemen, secretary john ridden. >> thank you ricky for the very nice introduction and the scene setting. i was sitting here though thinking about some of the experiences i had in this room prior to some of the jobs that ricky mentioned. i came to the congress to work as a fellow for first senator kyle and then later senator cochran in 1996. and i was trying to think when i was first in this room, i think it was in 1996. and if my memory is right, the earliest times i came here or to talk about missile defense, and to participate in events that either senator kyle or senator cochran were participating. by the way it looks about the same, i think that artwork might be the same from 23 years ago. but it's great to be here, and i see so many people that participate these days, and the missile defense review we are going to talk about is really in the next era of missile defen

for their use the united nations member states have commissioned experts to address the issue in geneva robotics professor no shockey is representing the international committee for robot arms control at the talks there was really human soul generally thought almost weapon is that a soldier can be discriminate and the response on the bay the laws of war and be compassionate lethal a thomas weapon is called uncompassionate lists that would fire it target much more accurately especially now army currently deployed autonomous lethal weapon systems yet in israel it's openly discussed how advanced the state of development is. not because of the it's already technically possible but our army is not allowing exploitation of this opportunity. completely automatic systems with lethal capabilities exist already but ultimately there is still a human attributable. when the battlefields and future wars be devoid of humans following orders of ai programs clever bots could dominate the seas and skies are able to communicate among themselves and what attack that targets determined by a software program a professor shockey says this kind of her render scenario should never come to pass the come up

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important it'll be very dangerous not just for the united states and russia but for the entire world if we see that continuation of this decline in arms control it. and a resumption of a full fledged arms race and some people say well there are other nuclear powers such as china and other countries but rather than tearing up the i.n.f. treaty what should be done is to expand it to include other other countries that would be a logical way to proceed tearing up the treaty is going to be a very it's going to be a milestone that has potentially disastrous consequences very dangerous. two leading democratic senators in the us a turning up the hey tom tom chimed requesting access to the entire protests who were present at his meetings with vladimir putin we believe it to be in the national security interests of the united states that any record of these conversations be preserved and immediately provided to congress we insist that the interpreters for these interactions especially the individual who interpreted for your meeting with president putin in helsinki be made immediately available for interviews with the relevant committees in congress the

important it'll be very dangerous not just for the united states and russia but for the entire world if we see that continuation of this decline in arms control and a resumption of a full fledged arms race and some people say well there are other nuclear powers such as china and other countries but rather than tearing up the i.n.f. treaty what should be done is to expand it to include other other countries that would be a logical way to proceed tearing up the treaty is going to be a very it's going to be a milestone that has potentially disastrous consequences very dangerous us in a concert much about the pressure on donald trump and looked to on that if they felt that his talks with vladimir putin will bring you up to speed on that story after the break. join me every thursday on the alex i'm unsure when i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see that. country has gone into a nihilistic fever that's trying to think oh we've got to hit the road and get out the traveling across america to find what makes america take the show is the genius of this is precisely the american hero this is it we've

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important it'll be very dangerous not just for the united states and russia but for the entire world if we see that continuation of this decline in arms control and a resumption of a full fledged arms race and some people say well there are other nuclear powers such as china and other countries but rather than tearing up the i.n.f. treaty what should be done is to expand it to include other other countries that would be a logical way to proceed tearing up the treaty is going to be a very it's going to be a milestone that has potentially disastrous consequences very dangerous. the decision by authorities to green light the continued usage of life a state the main component in the controversial run up weed killer was not based on independent research but on the assessment of the company that produces it that's the finding of a group of european m.p.'s they've released a report claiming that regulators with evaluating the herbicide safety simply lifted postures for months own research. is a widely. used herbicide that was first created by monsanto more than forty years ago and chemical is thought to have a carcinogenic effect on humans and as su

important it'll be very dangerous not just for the united states and russia but for the entire world if we see that continuation of this decline in arms control and a resumption of a full fledged arms race and some people say well there are other nuclear powers such as china and other countries but rather than tearing up the i.n.f. treaty what should be done is to expand it to include other other countries that would be a logical way to proceed tearing up the treaty is going to be a very it's going to be a milestone that has potentially disastrous consequences very dangerous a radio host in the u.s. has been labeled a rather unusual beneficiary of white privilege we'll tell you why in moments. what politicians do sometimes. they put themselves on the line they get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president and should. somehow want to be that's. actually going to be close it's like the three of the people. i'm interested always in the last. question. ok we start back with a story generating a lot of interest this week an interview on the american radio station sirius x.m. it took an ironic turn choose they that's because c.n.n. ana

important it'll be very dangerous not just for the united states and russia but for the entire world if we see that continuation of this decline in arms control and a resumption of a full fledged arms race and some people say well there are other nuclear powers such as china and other countries but rather than tearing up the i.n.f. treaty what should be done is to expand it to include other other countries that would be a logical way to proceed tearing up the treaty is going to be a very it's going to be a milestone that has potentially disastrous consequences very dangerous. so to come this hour the u.s. vice president has held the collapse of islamic states self-proclaimed caliphate says dollars off the terror groups militants targeted american soldiers in syria a story on small observational. and. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy. let it be an arms race is often spearing dramatic development only loosely i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time time to sit down and talk. you know world of big partisan. lot and conspiracies it's time to wake up to dig deep

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important it'll be very dangerous not just for the united states and russia but for the entire world if we see the continuation of this decline in arms control and a resumption of a full fledged arms race and so people say well there are other nuclear powers such as china. and other countries but rather than tearing up the i.n.f. treaty what should be done is to expand it to include other other countries that would be a logical way to proceed tearing up the treaty is going to be a very it's going to be a milestone that has potentially disastrous consequences very dangerous still to come this hour u.s. democrats are ratcheting up the pressure on donald trump and looking to unearth details of his talks with a lot of it we'll bring you up to speed on not after the break. what politicians do sometimes. put themselves on the line they get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president i'm sure. some want to see. the two going to the press this is like the before three in the morning can't be good. i'm interested always in the waters in the house. welcome back two leading democratic senators in the united states are turning up the hate on

important it'll be very dangerous not just for the united states and russia but for the entire world if we see the continuation of this decline in arm. control and a resumption of a full fledged arms race and some people say well there are other nuclear powers such as china and other countries but rather than tearing up the i.n.f. treaty what should be done is to expand it to include other other countries that would be a logical way to proceed tearing up the treaty is going to be a very it's going to be a milestone that has potentially disastrous consequences very dangerous. and interview on a new york radio station star as the x. them took an ironic turn on tuesday c.n.n. analyst reva martin a pairing on political talk show host david webb spro graham suggested that white privilege was a key factor in website excess however he claimed the claim backfired spectacularly gave it and by virtue of being a white male you have white privilege you poll long conversation i do have five and i read i hate to break it to you but you should have been better prepped i'm black too as he uses blasted martin on the social network following the gaffe with ma

regulations for the use the united nations member states have commissioned experts to address the issue engineered robotics professor no shockey is representing the international committee for robot arms control at the talks the demonstrated human soul generally thought almost weapon is that a soldier can be discriminate in the response of the bay the laws of war and be compassionate lethal a thomas weapon the cold uncompassionate less and it would fire it could target much more accurately officially no army currently deployed autonomous lethal weapon systems yet in israel it's openly discussed how advanced the state of development is. not because of the it's already technically possible but our army is not allowing exploitation of this opportunity if you'll believe completely automatic systems with lethal capabilities exist already but ultimately there is still a human attributable. when the battlefields and future wars be devoid of humans following orders of ai programs clever bots could dominate the seas and skies they're able to communicate among themselves and what attack the targets determined by a software program. professor shockey says this kind of horrendous scenario should never co

important it'll be very dangerous not just for the united states and russia but for the entire world if we see the continuation of this decline in arms control and a resumption of a full fledged arms race this will be tremendously destabilizing it will increase the risk of a of an accidental or intentional conflict so now there is a process that needs to be followed by the treaty and that's where pompei zero at the start of december said that he was giving giving notice that within sixty days they would begin the oafish the oficial process so in a couple of weeks in early february that is when the trumpet ministration has to oficial he announced its intention to withdraw and that process last six months now when they give that notice of withdrawal in a couple of weeks they are also obliged to explain why and so will be very important to examine the details of their explanation because there are supposed to be extraordinary events that caused this withdrawal and it'll be interesting to see what they come up with in that needs to be scrutinized very carefully interesting to say the least rick sterling investigative journalist as always it's go

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largely symbolic gesture or initiative interim president who has no control over the main leaders of power or the armed forces for the police state his country to what extent will this gesture actually change the internal mix within will we start seeing major defections from the military because this will parts of the state decide that it's no longer worth their while to stay aligned with president to go and we see a reconfiguration of town which could in principle open the way to a transition and fresh elections and you hope all goes well it's later but at the moment it's as it was a few days ago president tomorrow is the sitting austerity in charge of the armed forces and he remains he still has some very important allies abroad russia and china foremost among them i mean we were hearing from the sea and human a latin america editor leo saying that a lot of the evil that she'd spoken to there on the border between colombia venezuela i haven't really heard of one guy though before about a week ten days ago a slice of that do you think that the recognition the indorser we've seen from some nations is a good thing in the sense tha

for joining us. let's get a quick check now some other stories making news around the world last ditch talks between the united states and russia to save a key arms control treaty have failed the u.s. accuses russia of breaching the i.n.f. treaty to intermediate range missiles now washington has warned that it will begin withdrawing from the treaty unless russia destroys a ground based missile system. these days a team. of eight russian environmental activists have been detained in the city of . one hundred kilometers south east of moscow the activists are protesting against moscow's garbage policy all of the russian capital's waste goes to landfills authorities are accusing the protesters of stirring up mass riots. malaysia has a new pig sultan of villa has ascended to the throne of the south east asian country nearly a month after his predecessor surprised abdication in the is also a prominent figure in sports federations including the council of fifa world governing body. already is are turning to drones as their latest weapon in the fight against smog in bangkok whole fleet of the miniature aircraft will be spraying treated water in a bid to help cle

states senate. because of the republican caucus were opposed to the treaty for various reasons and so if there's a consensus to joining arms-control with nuclear modernization in a big chunk of members of the senate were not on board with that at least as expressed by the treaty. i would say a few things about the details of what was agreed to. first, backdrop was couple of things the report of the strategic pastor had been chaired by former secretary of defense /-slash injure and parry which detailed in some detail on the erosion of the health of the production facilities and national nuclear security administration. there was a recognition of investment needed there. when the obama ministration came in and found and i don't mean to make this a partisan statement but found that under present bush there had been under investment in the nuclear weapons company in previous senior officials in an essay who work for present bush said that openly to be and to other people. president obama came in and committed to a fairly substantial increase in the nsh weapons budget even before the treaty was signed. there was great interest in press

states senate. so big chunks of the republican caucus were opposed to the treaty for various reasons, and so if there is a consensus of conjoining arms control nuclear -- arms control with nuclear modernization, you had a big chunk of the members of the senate that were not on board with that, at least as expressed by their vote against the treaty. a few things about the details that were agreed to. the backdrop was a couple of things. one, the report of the strategic posture commission chaired by former secretaries of defense schlesinger and parry, which detailed a lot of issues but focused in some detail on the erosion of the health of the production facilities in the national nuclear security administration at oak ridge and los alamos. so there was a recognition of investment needed there. when the obama administration -- and i don'tnd mean to make this a partisan statement -- but it found that under president bush, there had been underinvestment in the nuclear weapons complex, and previous senior officials in the nsa who worked for president bush said that openly to me and other people. so president obama came in and committed to a fairl

on the state of the debate, are there some things that this and republicans in congress can do to reassure their critics that they are not hostile to arms control? thank you, frank and thank you for organizing this event. rebecca and you and i think the rest of the panel that there is a bipartisan consensus or coalition if you want to term that supporting both arms control and strategic modernization. it is a fragile one as people have pointed out and the current debate has three factors as possible risks to this consensus. the trump administration, democrats in the house, and russia is an important one that we cannot overlook. i want to briefly comment on each. i don't inc. the trump administration is hostile to arms control. they are supportive of arms control. given that it advances american security interests and that we have a partner that we can rely upon for those agreements. and so, the trump administration has made some moves in the nuclear posture review that some have criticized. but when the deal was made in 2010 i don't think anyone believed american strategy would be locked into place forever regardless of the circumstances. there was an understanding that u.s. nucl

state of the debate are there some things that this administration in republicans in congress can do to reassure their critics that they are not hostile to arms control? it's yours, matt. >> thanks, frank and thanks for organizing this event. i agree with you and rebecca and the rest of the panel that supporting both arms control and stra teenic modernization. but it is a fragile one, in the current debate there are three factors people point to as possible risk to this consensus, the trump administration, as you point out, democrats in the house, and russia i think is an important one we can't overlook. i wanted to briefly comment on each of those. first i don't think the trump administration is hostile to arms control. they have said they are supportive of arms control. given that, it advances american security interests and that we have a partner that we can rely upon for those agreements. and so the trump administration has made some moves in the nuclear posture review that pulling out inv. i don't think anybody believed pulling out posture could be locked in place. i think there was an understand k u.s. nuclear strategy and posture would have to adapt based on circumstances and the security envi

for the arms rince and hisp mercenaries. the united states did not get invited into syria. the syrians invited the russians, and they had isis under control are doing over there is just creating more of a mess, creating more enemies. are sure our soldiers enlisting -- i am sure a lot of reasons. patriotic but they have to realize they are not really fighting for our country. they are fighting for the military industrial complex. host: seth jones, that will be your last minute. guest: again, the withdrawal from syria has to be done in a way that it does protect american interests. the u.s. did not go into eastern syria, was not invited by the invitedgime, but it was by populations living in that area, and worked with the kurdish military operating there. it successfully decreased the territory controlled by the islamic state, and the syrian regime and the russians have been actually quite happy with the work united states has done in targeting groups operating in eastern parts of the country. the last comment, though, is as the u.s. withdraws its forces, the u.s. needs to find a way to protect its interests. if it sees islamic state contin

for asylum in another country. the government in the central african nation of carbone says it has regained control of the country after a coup attempts this after armed soldiers seized the state radio station monday morning and declared president ali bongo unfit for office is recovering from a stroke in morocco. german police are questioning witnesses after light a cyber attack prosecutors say they've interviewed one man in the country south also seizing electronics from his apartment nearly one thousand german politicians and public figures have data stolen and published online including chancellor angela merkel. oscar winning actor kevin spacey has appeared in court charged with sexual assault spacy is alleged to have groped a young man and a twenty sixteen this is the first criminal case against the actor after a wave of allegations and his korea. a saudi woman found herself stranded and trapped in bangkok today she says that she was trying to flee theory that her parents would kill her for no longer being a muslim and tonight thanks to a twitter account and a log on her hotel room door she is in the safe company of un refugee officials but her plight and that of all solti

for asylum in another country. the government in the central african nation of go back on says it has regained control of the country after a coup attempts this after armed soldiers seized the state radio station monday morning and declared president ali bongo unfit for office is recovering from a stroke in morocco. german police are questioning witnesses after the latest cyber attack prosecutors say they've interviewed one man in the country south also seizing electronics from his apartment nearly one thousand german politicians and public figures have data stolen and published online including chancellor angela merkel. busker winning actor kevin spacey has appeared in court charged with sexual assault spacy is alleged to have groped a young man in twenty sixteen this is the first criminal case against the actor after a wave of allegations and it has korea. on. the . u.s. negotiators start trade talks in china yet again but few hope things will really change can the world's top two economies find a way out of their trade war and calm down financial markets. and the makers of scotch whisky fear breaks it will hurt their global business i'll tell you why export barriers are not th