{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/64f6f0098ead840010184bd4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Upping arms: the new three-way nuclear race","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1693904795111-f110472a4e30a8194d295987668bfcd3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The calculus of the cold war is back, but there are new variables in the equation—namely China’s growing arsenal. We look at how <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/08/31/how-to-stop-a-three-way-nuclear-arms-race?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">three-way deterrence</a> could work. Two years after America’s schools reopened their doors, a terrifying proportion of students are <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/08/24/post-covid-american-children-are-still-missing-far-too-much-school?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">still skipping class</a> (10:13). And what a slew of <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/business/2023/07/20/a-battle-of-rickshaw-apps-shows-the-promise-of-indias-digital-stack?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">rickshaw apps</a> says about India’s technological backbone (15:38).</p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, try a free 30-day digital subscription by going to <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}