PPT-Nuclear weapons and arms

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 eg Hiroshima 20 kilotons biggest ever 50 megatonnes but 10 megatonnes is average US. CURRENT EVENTS. Prominent gun control advocate (California senator . Leeland. Yee) . arrested. for arms trafficking with the Philippines. UN meeting on the . Program of Action . on Small Arms and Light Weapons in June. 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 .  . More proliferation or . further reductions. ?.   .  . Keith Hansen.  . February 19, . 2015. . Introduction.  . Cover central issues regarding nuclear weapons.  . Uncertainty of US – Russian relations & China raises doubts about further reducing our nuclear arsenal. Verification and Compliance Aspects. Trevor Findlay. Goals of verification and compliance. How much is enough?. Verification tasks and methods. Verification tools. Institutional possibilities. The ‘break-out’ problem. A History of Indian Arms and Armoury. Why were arms and weapons invented?. Who made the first weapons and with what?. Are they just objects of utility, or objects of art too?. Why are these arms displayed in the National Museum, New Delhi?. 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.. April 1945-FDR dies---Truman takes over . Truman wants war to end ASAP . A. Einstein writes letter to president stating dangers and power of nuclear weapons . Military estimates suggest successful A-bomb attack would save 500,000 lives . 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. War. The . International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear . War. World Congress, Astana August 2014. World. Nuclear Forces . November, 2013. United States. 7,700. Russia. 8,500. China. 250. 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).. Brookings Arms Control and . Non-Proliferation Initiative. February 2016. Introduction. This presentation describes key nuclear arms control issues as of early 2016:. What the Obama Administration has achieved. Why were arms and weapons invented?. Who made the first weapons and with what?. Are they just objects of utility, or objects of art too?. Why are these arms displayed in the National Museum, New Delhi?. Moral Issues . Survivors’ Stories. Brought to you by . . Testimonies filmed by . Soka. . Gakkai International. WHAT ARE NUCLEAR WEAPONS?. Bombs that use nuclear energy to cause an explosion. . Nuclear . Populist opposition to nuclear weapons use and nuclear sharing arrangements.. Tom W. Etienne (University of Pennsylvania, Erasmus University Rotterdam). . Michal . Onderco. (Erasmus University Rotterdam).