All It Takes Is One: Nuclear Blast Effects and Preventing the Spread of Nuclear Weapons

Overview

The world has witnessed sixty-four years pass since the 1945 nuclear attacks on Japan.  Few people today understand the immense power of these weapons – or steps taken by the global community to prevent any future use of them.

Please join us for a panel discussion at which experts will review the destructive potential of a nuclear weapon, and discuss the role of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as the keystone agreement to halt the spread of nuclear weapons technology.

Additionally, the panel will discuss the nonproliferation recommendations in America’s Strategic Posture: The Final Report of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States, facilitated by USIP, on U.S. actions to help halt the spread of nuclear weapons technology. Experts will also assess the nuclear proliferation threats posed by Iran, North Korea and other countries, and how the NPT and other measures can help resolve the challenges they present.  Finally, experts will present their perspectives on additional nonproliferation measures that the U.S. and other countries could consider taking.

Speakers

Dr. George Ullrich
Senior Vice President for Advanced Technology Programs, Science Applications International Corporation, and former Deputy Director of the Defense Nuclear Agency

Ms. Corey Hinderstein
Director of International Programs, Nuclear Threat Initiative

Ms. Jenifer Mackby
Fellow/Consultant, Center for Strategic and International Studies

COL Paul Hughes, U.S. Army (Ret.), Moderator
Senior Program Officer, Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention, U.S. Institute of Peace, and Executive Director of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States