# Why Nuclear War Is More Likely Than You Think (with Carlo Rovelli)

An episode of [The Rest Is Politics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611374685), 24 Sep 2026, 18 min.

Audio: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT9537500677.mp3

Why have we stopped talking about the risk of nuclear war when the risk is greater than ever? What is a ‘nuclear winter’ and why are nuclear exchanges such extreme risks for the future of humanity? And should the UK be investing in nuclear weapons – or could this make the country more vulnerable? Rory is joined this week by physicist and philosopher, Carlo Rovelli for the next episode in his series on Existential Risk. Catch up on episode one with Yuval Noah Harari here. To hear the whole epiosde, sign up at therestispolitics.com Producer: India Dunkley Researcher: Evie Townend Video Editor: Josh Smith Social Producer: Celine Charles Executive Producer: Isabella Soames Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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