Hans Blix on the threat of nuclear war

We speak to the former UN chief weapons inspector, and ask Noam Chomsky about the US presidential election.




Hans Blix on nuclear threats, ISIL and climate change

North Korea raised alarm bells in January with claims that it had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb.

On Tuesday, scientists behind the world's "Doomsday Clock" announced it would remain at three minutes to midnight, saying the decision "is not good news". The clock is a metaphor for how close the world is to catastrophe owing to climate change and nuclear weapons.

So, how worried should the world be about the prospect of nuclear war? In the Headliner, Mehdi Hasan speaks to Hans Blix, the former head of the International Atomic Energy Authority.

Blix also discusses the Iran deal and the impact the US-led invasion of Iraq had on the creation of ISIL.