Clinton in Kentucky today to talk about nuclear nonproliferation

If you’re not busy at 3:30 p.m. (U.S. Eastern time) today, check out Secretary Clinton’s speech, "No Greater Danger: Protecting Our Nation and Allies from Nuclear Terrorism and Nuclear Proliferation." Clinton will be in my home state (Kentucky!) to deliver the speech at the University of Louisville’s McConnell Center as part of its Spring Lecture ...

ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images, May 20, 2008
ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images, May 20, 2008
ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images, May 20, 2008

If you're not busy at 3:30 p.m. (U.S. Eastern time) today, check out Secretary Clinton's speech, "No Greater Danger: Protecting Our Nation and Allies from Nuclear Terrorism and Nuclear Proliferation." Clinton will be in my home state (Kentucky!) to deliver the speech at the University of Louisville's McConnell Center as part of its Spring Lecture Series. (Yes, the McConnell Center is named after Kentucky's Sen. Mitch McConnell. The fact that he's a Republican and Clinton is a Democrat isn't a problem at the nonpartisan center.)

If you’re not busy at 3:30 p.m. (U.S. Eastern time) today, check out Secretary Clinton’s speech, "No Greater Danger: Protecting Our Nation and Allies from Nuclear Terrorism and Nuclear Proliferation." Clinton will be in my home state (Kentucky!) to deliver the speech at the University of Louisville’s McConnell Center as part of its Spring Lecture Series. (Yes, the McConnell Center is named after Kentucky’s Sen. Mitch McConnell. The fact that he’s a Republican and Clinton is a Democrat isn’t a problem at the nonpartisan center.)

The State Department says the speech will be shown live at www.state.gov, so if you’re free, have some Friday fun and check it out!

(Also, for more about Clinton’s views on nuclear nonproliferation, check out her Wednesday op-ed, which ran in six European newspapers.)

Preeti Aroon was copy chief at Foreign Policy from 2009 to 2016 and was an FP assistant editor from 2007 to 2009. Twitter: @pjaroonFP

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