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75 Years After Hiroshima: A New Nuclear Arms Race?

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
REEEC; Program in Arms Control & Domestic and International Security (ACDIS); Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies; Department of History; Department of Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering; Center for Global Studies; Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Date
Nov 18, 2020   6:00 - 8:30 pm  
Cost
Free and open to the public.
Contact
Program in Arms Control & Domestic and International Security (ACDIS)
E-Mail
acdis@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar
Russian, E. European & Eurasian Center: Co-sponsored Events

On August 6 and 9, 1945, over 120,000 people were killed by the atomic bombs dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Decade by decade, the billions of people at risk from direct and indirect effects of nuclear war continue to grow. The recent U.S. withdrawal from arms control treaties and the pursuit of new nuclear weapons capabilities by nuclear weapon states suggest we may be facing a renewed nuclear arms race. In this symposium, we will delve into the resurgent role of sea-based nuclear capabilities in national security strategies and the factors that undermine the generally recognized strategic stabilizing effect of submarine-launched ballistic missiles.

To join the webinar live, please click here

Nov. 4th from 6:00 - 8:30 PM: Hiroshima

Keynote speakers: Dr. Hans Kristensen, Prof. Alan Robock and Prof. David Holloway

Nov. 11th from 6:00 - 8:30 PM: New Challenges in Nuclear Arms Control

Keynote speakers: former Deputy Secretary General of NATO Rose Gottemueller and Prof. Michael Nacht

Nov. 18th from 6:00 - 8:30 PM: Future of the Nuclear Triad

Keynote speaker: Prof. Margaret Kosal

For more information, please see https://acdis.npre.illinois.edu/

Organized by: Program in Arms Control & Domestic and International Security

Cosponsored by: Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies; Department of History; Department of Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering; Center for Global Studies; Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies; Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center

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