12: Will Putin's Nuclear Threats Spark WW3?

Update: 2024-11-28

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In this episode of 90 Seconds to Midnight, David Patrikarakos talks to US investigative journalist Michael Weiss to discuss the huge escalation in the war in Ukraine over the last week. The pair unpack what Russia's launch of a hypersonic missile for the first time ever really means, if Putin may just be saving face and why the new Trump administration's appointment of the likes of Elon Musk is so dangerous for the conflict.

Producer: Max Bower

Editor: Izzy Bougeard

Executive Producer: Bella Soames

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

Host: David Patrikarakos

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