Keynote Speaker
Jon B. Wolfsthal
Special Adviser to the Vice President for Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security and Director for Nonproliferation, National Security Council
Please note that Mr. Wolfsthal’s remarks were off-the-record and cannot be quoted or published.
Anne Harrington de Santana
University of Chicago
“Nuclear Weapons as the Currency of Power: Deconstructing the Fetishism of Force“
There are important similarities between the ...
Keynote Speaker
Representative Ellen Tauscher (D-CA)
Chair, Strategic Forces Subcommittee, House Armed Services Committee
Ward Wilson (Grand Prize)
“The Myth of Nuclear Deterrence“
Nuclear deterrence is sometimes treated as a known quantity—a definite thing that keeps us safe and ensures our security. It has also often been used as a justification for possessing nuclear weapons. Nuclear deterrence, however, is based ...