The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty – Rob Nelson

Date: Thu. April 7th, 2011, 4:15 pm-5:15 pm
Location: Rockefeller 301

I will review the technical history of nuclear weapons, the U.S.-Soviet nuclear arms race and efforts to control the spread of nuclear weapons after the end of the Cold War. I will then focus on technical issues related to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty, which the U.S. has signed, but not yet ratified. Finally, I will describe opportunities for students interested in careers at the intersection of science and public policy, both within the U.S. government and in non-governmental organizations.