Abstract Physicists invented nuclear weapons over seventy-five years ago. Today, they still threaten humanity with catastrophe and, recently, this risk has been increasing. The US has over 1,500 deployed nuclear […]
This webinar delves into the multifaceted dimensions of the contemporary nuclear arms race, offering in-depth analyses from three of the world's nuclear powers. Experts will explore the motivations, defense […]
Abstract Eighty years ago, Robert Oppenheimer led an industrial-scale effort with more than 130,000 employees to create the nuclear fission weapons used to end World War II. With the United […]
Colloquium Abstract: Physicists invented nuclear weapons over seventy-five years ago. Today, they still threaten humanity with catastrophe and, recently, this risk has been increasing. The US has over 1,500 deployed nuclear weapons […]
Colloquium Abstract The world is in a precarious place right now and nuclear risk is higher than it has been in decades. The war in Ukraine has brought latent fears […]
Title: U.S. Missile Defense Programs: A Case Study in the Interaction of Science, Technology, and Public Policy Abstract During the past 70 years, the United States has spent $400 billion […]
Speaker: Dr. Stewart Prager This talk is part of the Twelve Thousand Bombs seminar series. The series on nuclear weapons included four eminent scholars and public figures speaking at ISU. […]
Abstract In this talk, I will give a brief overview of the resurgent role of nuclear weapons in national security strategies, the threat that they pose to the public, and […]
Speaker: Dr. Stewart Prager More information will be available closer to the event.
Speaker: Rob Goldston
