PPT-Nuclear Arms Control in 2016

Brookings Arms Control and NonProliferation Initiative February 2016 Introduction This presentation describes key nuclear arms control issues as of early 2016 What the Obama Administration has achieved. The Arms Rules 1962 both of which came into force on 1 st October 1962 The Arms Act 1959 and Arms Rules 1962 contain provis ions for acquisition and possession of firearms by individuals and for m anufacture sale transportation import and export etc Learning from International Humanitarian Law Success . Dr Patricia M. Lewis. Nuclear weapons characteristics. Massive casualties. Long lasting horrendous effects. Distorting international relations. Spreading & could spread to . MS. NULAND: All right, welcome everybody to How it works?. Just as conventional power-stations generate electricity by harnessing the . thermal energy . released from .  . burning fossil fuels, . nuclear reactors convert the thermal energy released from . Space and Nuclear Race. Berlin Wall. Cuban Missile Crisis. End of the Cold War. Nuclear Arms Race. Reading. : http://. www.historylearningsite.co.uk. /. nuclear_arms_race.htm. Space Race:. Reading: http. Presentation by Peter Huessy of the Mitchell Institute/AFA to the SDC Symposium, June 20-21, 2016 Albuquerque, New Mexico. WHERE HAVE WE BEEN? . WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO DO? . WHERE ARE WE TRYING TO GO?. The Resurgence of . Conservatism . 1980-1992. 2. Neoconservatives and the Religious Right. Liberals believe that inequities in society can best be fixed through intervention by the federal government.. agreements 1987–1991. Topic 4: Renewal and End of the Cold War. Reagan and Gorbachev Geneva Summit. October 1985. Agreed to a Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): cut nuclear arsenals in half. Reagan and Gorbachev continued corresponding and agreed on the Intermediate Nuclear Forces and the START treaties. USSR - War in Afghanistan. Strategic Defense Initiative (“Star Wars”). By Sarah Nichols. the Arms Race. Major Events. Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945)– End of war with Japan. A-Bomb and H-Bomb testing by USA – 1945 and 1952 respectively. control. What is a nuclear bomb?. A bomb that releases nuclear energy either by fission (atomic bombs) or fusion (hydrogen bombs). Explosive power measure in tons of TNT – e.g. Hiroshima = 20 kilotons: biggest ever 50 megatonnes but 10 megatonnes is average (US).. The Prague Spring. Détente . Changes in Leadership: 1964. How did Johnson differ from his Cold War predecessors?. Changes in Leadership: 1964. Why was Khrushchev forced to “retire?”. Leonid Brezhnev . control. What is a nuclear bomb?. A bomb that releases nuclear energy either by fission (atomic bombs) or fusion (hydrogen bombs). Explosive power measure in tons of TNT – e.g. Hiroshima = 20 kilotons: biggest ever 50 megatonnes but 10 megatonnes is average (US).. 9 Annual Conference 13 th June 201 9 Royal United Services Institute Whitehall, London The UK PONI Annual Conference has established itself as the premier UK forum for developing new nuclear expertis PRESENTATION TO THE JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE (JSCD).. BY MINISTER J.M. MTHEMBU – CHAIRPERSON OF THE NCACC. NCACC REPORTS. INTRODUCTION. The NCACC would like to thank the Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) for this Invitation to present the 2018 and 2019 Annual Reports. .