The Circus · SEASON 7

The Nuclear Option

Episode 4 · 2022-03-27

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Episode overview

As President Biden travels to Brussels for an emergency NATO summit, The Circus examines Russia's threats of using nuclear weapons. Jennifer Palmieri speaks to Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby about the U.S. response to Putin's nuclear saber-rattling; John Heilemann games out war simulations with one of the world's foremost experts on nuclear weapons, Zia Mian; and Alex Wagner assesses Putin's motives with former Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev.

29 minutes

Season 7 episodes

1. On the Brink2022-03-06 2. The Escalation Ladder2022-03-13 3. The Information War2022-03-20 4. The Nuclear Option2022-03-27 5. The Home Front2022-04-03 6. There Will Be Blood2022-04-10 7. Keystone Chaos2022-04-17 8. Tip of the Spear2022-04-24 9. Not in Kansas Anymore2022-09-25 10. Rule of Law2022-10-02 11. State of Denial2022-10-09 12. Buckeyes and Bulldogs2022-10-16 13. This Land is Greene-Land2022-10-23 14. The Main Event2022-10-30 15. Here Comes the Flood2022-11-06 16. Riptides2022-11-13