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Obama's Nuclear Legacy

Hosted by Warren Olney Aug. 24, 2016 National
In his first term, President Obama pledged to work for nuclear disarmament.  But America's arsenal is still being "modernized" -- and he's approved $11 billion for a so-called "smart" bomb.  Is he living up to the promise that got him the Nobel Peace Prize?

Photo: President Barack Obama looks at the Nobel Peace Prize medal at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway, December 10, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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Warren Olney

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Andrea Brody, Sáša Woodruff, Katie Cooper

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