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THE CIRCUS EXAMINES PUTIN'S NUCLEAR THREAT

‘The Nuclear Option’ Airs Sunday, March 27 at 8 PM on SHOWTIME®

 

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NEW YORK – March 25, 2022 The Emmy® nominated series THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE GREATEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH continues its seventh season this Sunday as war rages on in Ukraine and President Biden attends a set of unprecedented meetings with allies in Brussels.

Hosts John Heilemann, Alex Wagner, Jennifer Palmieri and Mark McKinnon explore the response from the U.S. and NATO to Russia’s nuclear saber-rattling, and the West’s contingency plans in case Putin were to use a weapon of mass destruction in Ukraine. 

For a preview, go to: https://youtu.be/1u9FeI5sf_c.

Episode interviews include: 

  • Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby on the delicate line the administration is walking in responding to Putin’s threats.
  • Zia Mian, co-director of Princeton’s Program in Science and Global Security, on America and Russia's nuclear arsenals and what each side might do in the event of a conflict. 
  • Retired U.S. Army General Barry McCaffrey on this week's emergency meeting of NATO leaders and the steps being taken to defend the alliance.
  • Former Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kosyrev on Putin’s view of nuclear weapons and how America should respond to his threats.

THE CIRCUS is produced by Left/Right for SHOWTIME. John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon, Alex Wagner, Banks Tarver, Ken Druckerman, Tom Johnson and Siobhan Walshe serve as executive producers. To learn more about THE CIRCUS, go to: SHO.com, follow on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and join the conversation using #TheCircus.

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