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Iran, NPT, Loose Nukes, and Nuclear Solutions

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Date:
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 3:00pm - 5:00pm Location:
1501 Cherry Street (Friends Center)
1st Floor, Rufus Jones Room
Philadelphia, PA
19102
United States
See map: Google Maps
Project for Nuclear Awareness and Drexel School of Public Health sponsor a panel discussion on Iran, NPT, Loose Nukes, and Nuclear Solutions
Scheduled Experts:
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Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr.
- Professor Frank von Hippel, chair of the International Panel on Fissile Materials (a panel of nuclear experts from sixteen countries, including six nuclear-weapons states)
- PNA Board Member, Professor Jim Ranney, Widener Law School
Event Schedule:
- 2:45 PM Registration
- 3:00 PM Introductions -- Prof. Jim Ranney, Widener Law, introduces the theme and panelists, Ambassador Tom Graham and Prof. Frank von Hippel
- 3:10 PM -- Frank von Hippel discusses the recent Seoul Global Conference -- Problems and Prospects in Controlling Nuclear Fissile Materials ("Loose Nukes"), and Tom Graham discusses the Unending Crisis in US Security Policy-- and New Solutions - NPT, Iran, Test Ban
- 3:40 PM -- Panelists' Round-Robin, and Audience Q and A
- 4:20 PM Reception -- Light fare reception with the panelists and the audience, and book-signing by Ambassador Tom Graham.
We will have Tom's new book available, Unending Crisis: National Security Policy After 9/11, for purchase at $20 (below list price) or for a generous contribution, with Tom's signature. A review of the book is enclosed.
Topics of Discussion:
- Seoul Global Summit and its results on preventing nuclear terrorism
- Next steps on the Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
- Discussion will also attempt to answer Iran nuclear solution and "what are the longer-term solutions for the world?"
Come and share your views.