Description |
The danger from nuclear weapons is increasing, with nuclear threats, a buildup of nuclear capabilities, deterioration of the multi-decade arms control regime, continuing slow increase in the number of nuclear weapon states (now nine), and new destabilizing technologies such as cyber hacking. Physicists, particularly through collective action, can uniquely influence nuclear weapons policy. While actively engaged prior to the end of the Cold War, physicists’ engagement subsequently declined. It is now time for physicists to re-engage. The workshop focuses on three topics: How to inform physicists about nuclear arms issues and engage them in advancing policy change: National organizing efforts, such as visits by experts to physics institutions for presentations and discussion, and local efforts, such as development of courses on nuclear weapons and their control. New technical issues affecting nuclear weapons policy: Cyber and anti-satellite threats to nuclear weapon command and control systems, missile defense systems that provoke offensive buildups, climate impacts of nuclear war, and the effects of new sensors and artificial intelligence on strategic stability. Physicists as advocates for policy changes: Past successes and failures, how physicists might organize today, potential policy goals, and potential collaboration between physicists across national boundaries. Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee. |
REGISTRATION: Upon arrival, Visitors not staying in the ICTP Guest Houses, are kindly requested to complete registration formalities at the Adriatico Guest House (Lower level). The Registration Desk will be open from 9.00 to 9.30.
Speaker: | Ralf KAISER (ICTP, Italy) |
Speaker: | Stewart PRAGER (Princeton University, USA) |
Chair: Frank VON HIPPEL (Princeton University, USA)
Speaker: | Steve FETTER (University of Maryland, USA) |
Material: | Slides |
Speaker: | Gotz NEUNECK (University of Hamburg, Germany) |
Speaker: | Zia MIAN (Princeton University, USA) |
Chair: Juergen ALTMANN (Technical University Dortmund, Germany)
Speaker: | Alan ROBOCK (Rutgers University, USA) |
Material: | Slides |
Speaker: | Laura GREGO (Union of Concerned Scientists, USA) |
Speaker: | Igor MORIC (Princeton University, USA) |
Material: | Slides |
Speaker: | Lindsay RAND (University of Maryland, USA) |
Speaker: | Gerald KIRCHNER (University of Hamburg, Germany) |
Material: | Slides |
Speaker: | Curtis ASPLUND (San José State University, USA) |
Chiar: Curtis ASPLUND (San José State University, USA)
Speaker: | Frank VON HIPPEL (Princeton University, USA) |
Material: | Slides |
Speaker: | Matthew EVANGELISTA (Cornell University, USA) |
Material: | Slides |
Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft/FONAS (Gotz NEUNECK, University of Hamburg, Germany) The American Physical Society (Laura GREGO, Union of Concerned Scientists, USA) Activism in the UK (David ELLWOOD, British Pugwash) Early-career scientist activities (Talia WEISS, Yale University, USA) UCS Global Security Program (Tara DROZDENKO, Union of Concerned Scientists, USA) The Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Threat Reduction (Stewart PRAGER, Princeton University, USA) Princeton Program on Science and Global Security (Zia MIAN, Princeton University, USA)
Material: | Slides |
Chair: Tong ZHAO (Carnegie Foundation, USA)
Speaker: | Tara DROZDENKO (Union of Concerned Scientists, USA), Pavel PODVIG (UN institute for Disarmament Research, Switzerland), Timur KADYSHEV (University of Hamburg, Germany ), WU Riqiang (Renmin University, China) |
Material: | Slides |
Chair: Friederike FRIESS (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU))
Speaker: | David ELLWOOD (British Pugwash), Venance JOURNE (Laboratoire de météorologie dynamique, France), Mortiz KÜTT (Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg), Francesco LENCI (National Research Council, Italy), Tatsujiro SUZUKI (Nagasaki University, Japan) |
Material: | Slides |
Chair: Karen HALLBERG (Centro Atomico Bariloche, Argentina)
Speaker: | Bárbara CRUVINEL SANTIAGO (Columbia University, USA), Pervez HOODBHOY (Pakistan), M.V. RAMANA (University of British Columbia, Canada), Adnan SHIHAB-ELDIN (Kuwait) |
Material: | Slides |
Speaker: | Zia MIAN (Princeton University, USA) |
All participants are cordially invited to a Welcome reception
Chairs: Curtis Tor ASPLUND (San José State University, USA), Tara DROZDENKO (Union of Concerned Scientists, USA), Friederike FRIESS (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU)), KÜTT Mortiz (Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg)
Chair: Tatsujiro SUZUKI (Nagasaki University, Japan)
Chair: Gotz NEUNECK (University of Hamburg, Germany)
Chair: Zia MIAN (Princeton University, USA)
Chair: Stewart PRAGER (Princeton University, USA)
Chair: Talia WEISS (Yale University, USA)
Speaker: | Juergen ALTMANN (Technical University Dortmund, Germany), Brianne GUTMANN (San Jose State University, USA), Gotz NEUNECK (University of Hamburg) |
Material: | Slides |
Speaker: | Laura GREGO (Union of Concerned Scientists, USA), Mortiz KÜTT (Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg), Carlo SCHAERF (ISODARCO, Italy) |
Material: | Slides |
Speaker: | Juergen ALTMANN (Technical University Dortmund, Germany) |
Material: | Slides |
Speaker: | Stewart PRAGER (Princeton University, USA) |