The UN Nuclear Non-Proliferation Conference

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Sixty years after the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki either killed or maimed half a million people, representatives of nearly 190 countries signed to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty are convened at the United Nations in New York. Nuclear powers, including the US, are being pressed to reduce their arsenals while non-powers, such as Iran, are pushing for the right to develop nuclear energy. Are the US and Russia providing leadership toward nuclear disarmament? Is the non-proliferation treaty in trouble? Guest host Diana Nyad speaks with some of the world's leading authorities on nuclear weapons. (An extended version of this discussion originally aired earlier today on To the Point.) Making News: Election Eve Campaign Crunch On the final day of the Los Angeles mayoral race, Mayor James Hahn and Councilman Antoniio Villaraigosa are criss-crossing the city on a quest for every last possible vote. Villaraigosa will repeat his 2001 all-night bus ride, arriving at his polling place tomorrow morning. An admittedly charisma-challenged Hahn will focus on the San Fernando Valley. Rick Orlov of the Daily News, has the latest on the last minute push.
Guest host Diana Nyad, who was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2002 as the world record-holder for the longest swim without the aid of a cage -- from Bimini to Florida, 102.5 miles! -- is a business sports columnist for Marketplace, has served as senior sports correspondent for Fox News, and has hosted her own show on CNBC. She's also the author of three books, Other Shores, Basic Training and The Keyshawn Johnson Story.

Villaraigosa mayoral campaign

Hahn re-election campaign

Orlov's article about the last day of the mayoral race

Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)

2005 UN Review Conference of the NPT

Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) I

Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organizaion

Credits

Host:

Warren Olney

Producer:

Frances Anderton