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Uranium Fever
Arms Control Wonk
English - October 23, 2017 00:54 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsNews Education missiles nonproliferation treaties armscontrol disarmament nuclearweapons nukes treaty Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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No, Hilary Clinton did not sell America's uranium to Russia.
Aaron and Jeffrey attempt to patiently discuss the Uranium One purchase of Willow Creek uranium mine, the US firm that bribed Russian officials to win trucking contracts, and why this particular conspiracy theory is so prevalent in American political discourse.
Links of Note:
The Washington Post article fact checking the President's claim.
The 2015 New York Times article that set the conspiracy theorizing in motion.
A 2010 article from the Washington Times claiming that the sale of Uranium One would hurt the U.S. (it didn't).