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Is the world really much less dangerous than it was 20 or 30 years go, as President Obama asserted last summer? On today’s program, we examine several dangerous developments that are making headlines this week: The U.S. considers upgrading Europe’s nuclear weapons arsenal; the Iran-backed Taliban brazenly attacks the Afghan parliament building in Kabul; and the leaders of tiny Bahrain openly flout the United States.

Also on today’s episode, we discuss German rearmament, America’s abandonment of Israel, and the immigration crisis on the southern border—of Europe.

Here are the articles referenced on today’s show:

Washington Post: “Taliban bombs rock Afghan parliament in brazen assault”

Washington Post: “Bahrain’s rulers now flout the U.S. openly”

Spectator: “Welcome to Italy: this is what a real immigration crisis looks like”

Wall Street Journal: “EU Launches Operation to Deter People Smugglers”

The Local: “Top MP: we need fully equipped army”

Spiegel Online: “Cold War Resurgent: US Nukes Could Soon Return to Europe”

Trumpet: “Europe’s Nuclear Secret”

Times of Israel: “Michael Oren sees a US alliance in tatters, and Israel ‘on our own’”

The Times:“Divorce centres make splitting up as simply as getting a TV licence”