PPT-The Nuclear Weapons Convention

Verification and Compliance Aspects Trevor Findlay Goals of verification and compliance How much is enough Verification tasks and methods Verification tools Institutional possibilities The breakout problem. James . Zino. , . Tye. Johnson, . Jeffery . Terrillion. , . Steven . McIlveen. The History of Nuclear . Terrorism. Since the mid 1900s, nuclear warfare and terrorism have become a universal fear around the world. 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 . Time to outlaw nuclear weapons use? . Rebecca Johnson Ph.D. “Getting to Zero” Seminar series. James Martin 21. st. Century School, Oxford, November 5, 2009. “Weapons of mass destruction cannot be uninvented. But they can be outlawed, as biological and chemical weapons have been, and their use made unthinkable. Compliance, verification and enforcement rules can, with the requisite will, be effectively applied. And with that will, even the eventual elimination of nuclear weapons is not beyond the world’s reach.”.  . 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. Consequences of Nuclear . 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. April. 5,. 2010. 1. The President’s Nuclear Security Agenda . First articulated in Prague in April 2009. Reduce nuclear dangers and pursue the long-term goal of a world without nuclear weapons . Sustain a safe, secure, and effective nuclear arsenal as long as nuclear weapons exist. 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 . 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).. Programme. Olli . Heinonen. Belfer. Center for Science and International Affairs. Harvard Kennedy . School . 18 October, 2013. Path . to Nuclear Weapon Capability. N. uclear . weapons programs took place parallel to civilian programs. 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).. 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 . BY . S. k. Saddam . Hossen. , Assistant professor of DR. . Kanailal. Bhattacharyya College . Under the . M. anhattan project by Robert Oppenheimer. . USA. developed nuclear technology, it exploded on 16 July 1945. . Populist opposition to nuclear weapons use and nuclear sharing arrangements.. Tom W. Etienne (University of Pennsylvania, Erasmus University Rotterdam). . Michal . Onderco. (Erasmus University Rotterdam).