The elimination of nuclear weapons: Is it desirable? Is it realizable?

Septiembre 23, 2015
De 3:00pm hasta 4:00pm

Sala Polivalente, Plaza Mayor, UAM.

General Public
Speaker: 
Francesco Calogero (Pugwash, Peace Nobel Prize)
Institution: 
Roma 1 University
Location&Place: 

Sala Polivalente, Plaza Mayor, UAM.

Abstract: 

I will underline the special character of nuclear weapons and will discuss the desirability and the feasibility of a nuclear-weapon-free world. Some past activities promoting nuclear disarmament and the transition to a nuclear-weapon-free world will be reviewed. I will discuss the significant developments initiated by the January 2007 Wall Street Journal op-ed coauthored by Shultz, Perry, Kissinger and Nunn, which culminated in the April 2009 Prague speech by President Obama. Finally, I will outline recent developments and future steps toward a nuclear-weapon-free world.