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• Eric Schlosser: US came close to nuclear disaster in 1960's
  Investigative journalist Eric Schlosser explores America's history struggling to control the most dangerous machines ever built-- nuclear weapons. He says we've been on the edge of catastrophe since this technology was invented. Eric Schlosser spoke about his new book, "Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety," as part of the Club Book series in St. Paul.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, October 18, 2013
• Report: NSA gathering millions of contact lists from personal emails
  The Washington Post said late Monday it learned about the effort from secret documents provided by NSA leaker Edward Snowden and confirmed by senior intelligence officials.October 15, 2013
• US nuclear force faces a cascade of missteps
  Recent missteps spell trouble for a nuclear force doubted by some for its relevance, defended by others as vital to national security and now compelled to explain how the firing of key commanders this week should not shake public confidence.October 13, 2013
• Maziar Bahari's moment of Zen
  How an interview with the Daily Show landed a journalist in prison.The Daily Circuit, October 11, 2013
• Air Force general in charge of nukes to be fired
  Maj. Gen. Michael Carey is being removed from command of the 20th Air Force, which is responsible for three wings of intercontinental ballistic missiles -- a total of 450 missiles at three bases across the country.October 11, 2013
• Nobel Peace Prize goes to chemical weapons watchdog
  The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for working to eliminate the scourge that has haunted generations from World War I to the battlefields of Syria.October 11, 2013
• Minn. native injured in Afghanistan
  The family of a solider from south-central Minnesota says he's recovering after being wounded in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan.October 7, 2013
• Taliban vows to try again to kill Pakistani teen
  Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head a year ago by gunmen for her campaign to ensure girls' access to school, has said the way forward is to talk to the Taliban.October 7, 2013
• US forces conduct twin raids in Libya, Somalia
  U.S. special forces captured a Libyan al-Qaida leader linked to the 1998 bombings of two American embassies in Africa, seizing him outside his Tripoli home and whisking him out the country. A Navy SEAL team that swam ashore hours earlier in Somalia engaged in a fierce firefight but did not apprehend a terrorist suspected in the recent Kenyan mall siege.October 6, 2013
• UN: Destruction of Syrian chemical program begins
  A U.N. official couldn't confirm what specifically was destroyed, but said that by the end of Sunday, a combination of both weapons and some production equipment would be put out of order.October 6, 2013
• Aspen Ideas Festival: The Literature of War
  On the 12th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan, hear an Aspen Ideas Festival panel featuring three novelists who've written about war. They say they tried to make war real for those who don't experience it directly, and sometimes it's easier to tell a true story about war in fiction, than it is to tell it in nonfiction form.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, October 5, 2013
• AP: Navy Seals raid Somali town
  A U.S. military official tells The Associated Press that Navy SEALs have raided a Somali coastal town looking for a specific al-Qaida suspect in connection with the Nairobi shopping mall attack, but did not get their target.October 5, 2013
• Minn. Somali leader calls al-Shabab 'cancerous ideology'
  Mohamed Farah, executive director of the group Ka Joog, testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee in Washington. The committee called the hearing on al-Shabab because of the group's ability to recruit young fighters from the United States.October 3, 2013
• Israel eases restriction on building materials to Gaza Strip
  The Egyptian military operation to destroy most of the tunnels used to smuggle goods into neighboring Gaza has led to a shortage of cheap fuel and building materials. It also has led to more sewage flowing into the sea. Change is afoot, however, for the first time in six years.October 3, 2013
• Three perspectives on Iran
  Three experts on U.S.-Iran relations join us to give their perspective on negotiations regarding Iran's nuclear program.The Daily Circuit, October 3, 2013

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