{"452061":{"#nid":"452061","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Sam Nunn on Vladimir Putin and the Danger of Silence","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/nunn\u0022\u003ESam Nunn\u003C\/a\u003E, distinguished professor in the \u003Cstrong\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/strong\u003E, interviewed with AJC correspondent Jim Galloway about Vladimir Putin\u0027s upcoming visit to the U.S.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGalloway writes:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSam Nunn still keeps a small office on the fringes of the Georgia Tech campus. The post-industrial location belies its clout. On Tuesday, just down the hall from the former U.S. senator, was a welcoming party for the newest member of the Tech faculty, retired Adm. James \u2018Sandy\u2019 Winnefeld, who recently stepped down as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMaintaining high-level contact with the Russians has been something of a crusade for Nunn. Last year, in the face of the Ukraine crisis, he wrote the White House to urge the Obama administration to deploy a special envoy to Putin. Nunn suggested Colin Powell. Nothing came of it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI asked Nunn why he thought high-level silence, whether Democrat or Republican, was dangerous. \u2018I think that you start with the premise that Russia is the only country in the world that can destroy the United States while we\u2019re having this interview \u2013 if it lasts more than an hour,\u2019 he replied. Well, then.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe don\u2019t talk about nuclear war much anymore, but the threat still exists. One glitch in Russia\u2019s warning system, or ours, and the world is toast. \u2018When you\u2019re not communicating, accidents are more likely. When you\u2019re not communicating, suspicions are more difficult to deal with,\u2019 Nunn said.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/politics.blog.ajc.com\/2015\/09\/23\/sam-nunn-on-vladimir-putin-and-the-danger-of-silence\/\u0022\u003EContinue to full article\u2026\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27498","created_gmt":"2015-09-24 17:10:38","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:27:44","author":"Rachel Miles","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"big tech","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"http:\/\/politics.blog.ajc.com\/2015\/09\/23\/sam-nunn-on-vladimir-putin-and-the-danger-of-silence\/","dateline":{"date":"2015-09-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-09-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"414771":{"id":"414771","type":"image","title":"Sam Nunn","body":null,"created":"1449254245","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:37:25","changed":"1475895149","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:29","alt":"Sam Nunn","file":{"fid":"202468","name":"senator_nunn_hi-res.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/senator_nunn_hi-res_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/senator_nunn_hi-res_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3155018,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/senator_nunn_hi-res_0.jpg?itok=_qA4xmF9"}}},"media_ids":["414771"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}