La bombe et la paix

As tensions escalate in Iran, treaties crumble, and the threat of renewed testing resurfaces, nuclear weapons have never ceased to haunt the world's balance of power. A conversation to learn and understand with historian Renaud Meltz. The question of nuclear weapons has never ceased to haunt the balance of international relations. From the early days of the Manhattan Project to the current diplomatic tensions with Iran, mastering this technology capable of annihilating everything remains a daunting question for humanity. Thomas Snégaroff proposes to trace the threads of this scientific and geopolitical history. A conversation with historian Renaud Meltz, research director at the CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research), to understand the driving forces behind a weapon that has transformed military power into a colossal capacity for destruction. Production: Thomas Snégaroff Directed by: Etienne Quesnel Program Manager: Ophélie Vivier Sound Recording: Loïs Moreau Mixing: Jean-Philippe Jeanne Editing: Jimmy Bourquin and Lisa Vaturi Video Editing: Didier Mariani Full episode details: https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceinte...