February 9, 2024
The seminar focuses on the findings of the recently published book “Death Dust: The Rise, Decline and Future of Radiological Weapons Programs” co-authored by William Potter, Sarah Bidgood, Samuel Meyer, and Hanna Notte (Stanford University Press, 2023). Speakers discuss the evolution of radiological weapons, the key incentives for and impediments to their development and deployment, and the future prospects for their proliferation and use.
See also:
- Death Dust: The Rise, Decline, and Future of Radiological Weapons Programs – CISAC Stanford
- Death Dust
Chapters
00:00:00 Introduction by Dr. William Potter, Director, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies and Sam Nunn and Richard Lugar Professor of Nonproliferation Studies, Middlebury Institute of International Studies
00:14:45 Case Studies: the U.S. and the Soviet Union by Ms. Sarah Bidgood, Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
00:27:04 Case Studies: Egypt and Iraq by Dr. Hanna Notte, Director, Eurasia Program, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Middlebury Institute of International Studies
00:37:18 Lessons learned
01:00:24 Q&A
