nuclear posture review

Nuclear Security Q & A with Hans Kristensen

On September 23, 2011, Hans Kristensen, Director of the Nuclear Information Project,  participated in a conference call briefing with FAS members . The discussion centered around  the 2012 FY Stockpile Stewardship Management Plan, which was recently highlighted in a four part series on the Strategic Security Blog. Listen above to conference call or read the transcript here (PDF).

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Podcast “A Conversation with an Expert,” Featuring Dr. Robert S. Norris, Part 1: 66th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Japan

Dr. Norris' biography of General Leslie Groves, Racing for the Bomb: General Leslie R. Groves: The Manhattan Project's Indispensable Man

Listen above to a special edition of FAS Podcast “A Conversation with an Expert,” featuring Los Alamos native Charles P. Blair (FAS Director of Terrorism Analysis Project) interviewing Dr. Robert Standish Norris, Senior Fellow for Nuclear Policy at FAS.

In the first installment of this series, Dr. Norris discusses the personalities behind the Manhattan Project, the lasting lessons from the atomic bombings ending World War II and President Obama’s Nuclear Posture Review.

To read the podcast transcript, click here (PDF).

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CSIS Features Dr. Oelrich on Panel Discussion

FAS Vice President of the Strategic Security Program, Dr. Ivan Oelrich, was featured on a panel discussion last week at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). The discussion was the second event of the CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) “Debate the Issues” series. The discussion focused on the forthcoming Nuclear Posture Review.

Watch a video of the discussion here.

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