Paths to Zero – Striving Toward a Nuclear-Free World September 9, 2008

Paths to Zero – Striving Toward a Nuclear-Free World
Location: Commonwealth Club Ballroom

The Federation of American Scientist will honor Raymond Jeanloz, Professor of Earth and Planetary Science and of Astronomy at the University of California – Berkeley, with the Hans Bethe Award for his demonstration of the reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile in the presence of a moratorium on nuclear testing.

Following the award presentation, Raymond Jeanloz will be joined by Sidney Drell, Joseph Cirincione, Harold P. Smith, Jr., Ivan Oelrich and Gloria Duffy for a panel discussion on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and the FAS Project “Paths to Zero.”

Panelists include:
· Raymond Jeanloz, Professor of Earth and Planetary Science and of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley
· Sidney Drell, Professor Emeritus of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center at Stanford University
· Joseph Cirincione, President of the Ploughshares Fund
· Harold Palmer Smith, Jr., Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley
· Ivan Oelrich, Vice President of the Strategic Security Program at the Federation of American Scientists
· Gloria Duffy, Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth Club (moderator)

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