Updated April 26, 2022 • February 28, 2022
Putin’s War with Ukraine: Voices of CNS Experts on the Russian Invasion
Introduction
Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has set in motion a catastrophic war. The consequences of this war will be both tragic and far-reaching, including with respect to nuclear nonproliferation and risk reduction.
Consistent with the CNS mission of promoting nonproliferation education and analysis, the Center we are offering a series of webinars about the nuclear challenges and risks that have arisen as a result of this unfolding crisis.
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The initial webinar meetings focus on, among others, questions such as:
- How is the war affecting the safety and security of Ukraine’s civil nuclear energy infrastructure?
- What is the risk that nuclear weapons could be used in the context of the war in Ukraine?
- What is the likely impact of the war on the international nonproliferation regime and national decisions to forego nuclear weapons?
In a fast-changing landscape with countless unknowns, this series aims to provide timely information about these critical issues and a forum for constructive dialogue.
The first event in this series, entitled “The Chornobyl Exclusion Zone: Nuclear Safety and Security in Time of War” features speaker Kateryna Pavlova, Head of International Department and Public Relations, State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management, former Head of State Agency on Exclusion Zone Management.
More information about future events in this series will be forthcoming.
Webinar Videos:
Webinar #4: Held on April 25, 2022
The War in Ukraine: Implications for the Use and Proliferation of Chemical and Biological Weapons
In the fourth episode of the series, a group of experts from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, and King’s College London discuss the prospects of Russia using biological and chemical weapons in Ukraine. The experts also discuss how various misinformation campaigns weaken the nonproliferation regime and current international treaties.
Speakers:
- 00:00:00 Moderator: Dr. Jeff Knopf, Professor and Program Chair of NPTS, Middlebury Institute of International Studies
- 00:04:19 Dr. Filippa Lentzos, Senior Lecturer, Science and International Security, King’s College London
- 00:25:33 Dr. Philipp Bleek, Associate Professor of NPTS, Middlebury Institute of International Studies
- 00:37:46 Dr. Hanna Notte, Senior Research Associate, Vienna Center for Disarmament and Nonproliferation. Recently, Dr. Notte published an OpEd in the Washington Post about the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine
- 00:54:07 Q&A
Podcast Versions
Webinar #3: Held on March 25, 2022
The War in Ukraine and the Future of Arms Control
In the third episode of the Nuclear Threats and the War in Ukraine, Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King’s College London and Ms. Sarah Bidgood, Director of the Eurasia Nonproliferation Program at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS), discuss the future of arms control. The discussion is moderated by CNS founder and director Dr. William Potter. Ms. Bidgood wrote a recent article in Foreign Policy about the real possibility of a new nuclear arms race.
Speakers:
00:00:00 Dr. William Potter (moderator), CNS Founder and Director, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
00:02:59 Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King’s College London
00:16:32 Sarah Bidgood, Director of the Eurasia Nonproliferation Program at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS)
Podcast Versions
Webinar #2: Held on March 3, 2022
The War in Ukraine and Reducing the Risk of Nuclear Weapons Use
In the second webinar of the “Nuclear Threats and the War in Ukraine” series, three distinguished scholars discuss the risk that nuclear weapons could be used in the context of the war in Ukraine and the likely impact of the war on the international nonproliferation regime and national decisions to forego nuclear weapons.
Speakers:
00:00:00 Introduction by the moderator, Dr. Hanna Notte, Senior Research Associate, Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
00:06:22 Dr. Nikolai Sokov, Senior Fellow, Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
00:25:35 Dr. Ulrich Kühn, Director of the Arms Control and Emerging Technologies Program, IFSH Hamburg
00:41:02 Q&A
Podcast Versions
Webinar #1: Held on March 1, 2022
The Chornobyl Exclusion Zone: Nuclear Safety and Security in Time of War
The first event in this series.
Speakers:
00:00:00 Dr. William Potter (moderator), CNS Founder and Director, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
00:06:01 Ms. Kateryna Pavlova, Head of International Department and Public Relations, State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management
