U.S. Missile Defense Programs | Illinois State University
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 […]
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Nuclear Fusion | Colloquium at Illinois State University
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. […]
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Actionable Ideas for Nuclear Threat Reduction | University of Alabama
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 […]
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Auburn University
Speaker: Dr. Stewart Prager More information will be available closer to the event.
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How to Avert the Coming Arms Race | University of Saskatchewan
VirtualAbstract China, Russia, and the United States are ramping up their nuclear weapons capabilities in a replay of the Cold War. We survived the nuclear confrontation between the U.S. and […]
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University of Alberta | Oppenheimer and the Legacy of the Manhattan Project: Current Challenges in Nuclear Arms Control
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 […]
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US Policy and Nuclear Threat Reduction Challenges in 2025
Abstract: This webinar will share expert views on current and emerging crises and opportunities for nuclear threat reduction efforts in the United States, and introduce the near-term nuclear policy advocacy goals […]
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Webinar: “Golden Dome”: A Costly, Destabilizing, and Ineffective Missile Defense System
In May 2025, President Donald Trump approved the Defense Department’s architecture and implementation plan for "Golden Dome"—a multilayered missile defense system incorporating ground-, sea-, and space-based components designed […]
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Webinar: The Russell-Einstein Manifesto at 70: Scientists Advancing Peace and Global Security
On 9 July 1955, Bertrand Russell delivered a public statement in London on the dangers of nuclear weapons. It was cosigned by Albert Einstein, in his last public […]
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U.S. Government Assessments of Nuclear War and Nuclear Terrorism Risks: Findings of a National Academies Study
Abstract A recent congressionally-mandated study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examined U.S. government methods for assessing nuclear war and nuclear terrorism risks, how those […]