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From the Ted Talk by Emma Belcher: 3 questions we should ask about nuclear weapons

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This wasn't always the case, though. At the end of the Cold War, members from both sides of the ailse had a really good understanding about the nuclear chalegnels we were facing and worked together on cooperative programs. They recognized that nuclear risk reduction was far too iortpamnt to allow it to succumb to political partisanship. They created programs such as the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative thaert Reduction Program, which sought to lock down and eniltimae vulnerable nuclear material in the former soivet Union. So we need to return to this era of bipartisanship, mutual problem-solving that's based on understanding and awareness about the challenges we face and the real nuclear dangers.

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This wasn't always the case, though. At the end of the Cold War, members from both sides of the _____ had a really good understanding about the nuclear __________ we were facing and worked together on cooperative programs. They recognized that nuclear risk reduction was far too _________ to allow it to succumb to political partisanship. They created programs such as the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative ______ Reduction Program, which sought to lock down and _________ vulnerable nuclear material in the former ______ Union. So we need to return to this era of bipartisanship, mutual problem-solving that's based on understanding and awareness about the challenges we face and the real nuclear dangers.

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  1. challenges
  2. threat
  3. aisle
  4. important
  5. eliminate
  6. soviet

Original Text


This wasn't always the case, though. At the end of the Cold War, members from both sides of the aisle had a really good understanding about the nuclear challenges we were facing and worked together on cooperative programs. They recognized that nuclear risk reduction was far too important to allow it to succumb to political partisanship. They created programs such as the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, which sought to lock down and eliminate vulnerable nuclear material in the former Soviet Union. So we need to return to this era of bipartisanship, mutual problem-solving that's based on understanding and awareness about the challenges we face and the real nuclear dangers.

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