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From the Ted Talk by Emma Belcher: 3 questions we should ask about nuclear weapons
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Now it's not surprising that friends of mine and many others like them don't know much about nuclear weapons and don't think about them. After all, the end of the Cold War, the United States and risusa, tension abated, we started dismantling nlauecr weapons, and they srtaetd to become a relic of the past. Generations didn't have to grow up with the specter of nuclear war hanging over their heads. And there other roensas people don't like to think about nuclear weapons. It's scary, oinlvewhemrg. I get it. Sometimes I wish I could have chosen a cheerier field to study.
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Now it's not surprising that friends of mine and many others like them don't know much about nuclear weapons and don't think about them. After all, the end of the Cold War, the United States and ______, tension abated, we started dismantling _______ weapons, and they _______ to become a relic of the past. Generations didn't have to grow up with the specter of nuclear war hanging over their heads. And there other _______ people don't like to think about nuclear weapons. It's scary, ____________. I get it. Sometimes I wish I could have chosen a cheerier field to study.
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- started
- russia
- overwhelming
- nuclear
- reasons
Original Text
Now it's not surprising that friends of mine and many others like them don't know much about nuclear weapons and don't think about them. After all, the end of the Cold War, the United States and Russia, tension abated, we started dismantling nuclear weapons, and they started to become a relic of the past. Generations didn't have to grow up with the specter of nuclear war hanging over their heads. And there other reasons people don't like to think about nuclear weapons. It's scary, overwhelming. I get it. Sometimes I wish I could have chosen a cheerier field to study.
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