Aron Bernstein, Professor of Physics Emeritus
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: None
This course will start with nuclear developments in India and Pakistan, one of the most
likely flash points for conflict between nuclear powers. It will discuss the capabilities,
doctrines, and trajectories of both states and their impact on crisis stability in the
subcontinent. The second topic will deal with Uranium enrichment, a key step in the
production of fuel for peaceful nuclear-power reactors which also can also be used to
make nuclear weapons. As nuclear power spreads, an increasing number of countries
will have the capability and motivation to build nuclear-weapon capable infrastructure.
This talk explores this changing landscape and the implications for international
security. The final talk will present a discussion of the dangers of the current US,
Russian rapid response nuclear weapons policy, an evaluation of the Iran and North
Korean nuclear proliferation situations, the upcoming May 2015 nuclear proliferation
treaty (NPT) negotiations at the UN, and the outlook for nuclear weapons reductions.
Sponsor(s): Lab for Nuclear Science
Contact: Aron Bernstein, 26-419, 617-253-2386, bernstein@mit.edu
Jan/22 | Thu | 03:00PM-04:30PM | 26-414 |
Nuclear Weapons Policies and Dangers in India and Pakistan, by Prof. Vipin Narang
Vipin Narang - Professor of Political Science
Jan/26 | Mon | 03:00PM-04:30PM | 26-414 |
Uranian Enrichment and Proliferation, by Prof. Scott Kemp
Scott Kemp - Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Jan/28 | Wed | 03:00PM-04:30PM | 26-414 |
Outlook- Nuclear Weapons and Non-Proliferation, by Prof. Aron Bernstein
Aron Bernstein - Professor of Physics Emeritus