Business of the Bomb

Pakistan-made short-range, nuclear-capable missile
In this photo released by Pakistan Ministry of Defense, Vice chief of Army Staff, General Ahsan Saleem Hyat along with officers and scientists stand in front of Pakistan's Pakistan-made short-range, nuclear-capable missile December 8, 2004 from an undisclosed location in Pakistan. According to the government, the Hatf-IV (Shaheen-1) missile can hit targets up to 700 kilometers (437 miles), well inside their arch-rival India.
Photo by Pakistan Ministry of Defense via Getty Images

America's political leaders have consistently pointed to two grave threats facing the country: terrorism and nuclear proliferation. If you put the two together, you get a really toxic danger.

A new American RadioWorks documentary looks at the global nuclear black market and what's being done to stop countries from secretly acquiring atomic weapons. Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer spoke with correspondent Michael Montgomery about the documentary.

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