The US has to deal with crisis, with China and Taiwan, with Ukraine and Russia. In all of these

cases, the US adversary has nuclear weapons, and that gives them a lot of leverage.

We can't take away Russia's nuclear weapons. We can't take away the Chinese nuclear weapons.

We probably can't take away the North Korean nuclear weapons without risking a nuclear war, but we can't take away the Chinese nuclear weapons. We probably can't take away the North

Korean nuclear weapons without risking a nuclear war. But we can actually do this in Iran. And what are they

going to do? Now, why would the United States want to grant the Iranians the possibility to have

nuclear weapons? Isn't reasonable that the U.S. would say,

it's here that we draw the line.

It's 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 9th, here in New York City.

It's 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9th, here in New York City. It's 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9th, in Israel, as Israelis wind down their day and begin preparations for the end of the week, the coming Shabbat, and the Passover holiday, Pesach.

And I highly recommend a conversation. I just had in the last episode of Call Me Back with Rachel Goldberg, Poland on thinking about the paradox of the Passover

Seder and how to approach it during this year's holiday. And one housekeeping note, as I've

mentioned before on this podcast, on Tuesday, May 13th, I will be delivering

the state of world jury address and having a conversation at the 92nd Street Y. The venue within

the 902nd Street Y has changed to accommodate probably unexpected demand. So if you're

interested in registering, please go to the link in our show notes.

I think there are still seats available. Now on to our conversation. In response to escalating

tensions with Iran, the U.S. over the past month has been quietly, or maybe not so quietly,

actually, ramping up its military presence in the region, signaling that it is preparing

or possibly preparing for a direct confrontation with Iran. Six B-2 stealth bombers capable of carrying

bunker-busting weapons have been deployed to Diego Garcia, a remote base in the Indian Ocean

that's well within striking distance of Iran.

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