{"530841":{"#nid":"530841","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Sam Nunn and Bill Perry Discuss Strategies to Prevent Nuclear Warfare","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn April 26, the Ivan Allen College\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.inta.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at Georgia Tech, in collaboration with the University of Georgia\u2019s distinguished Charter Lecture Series, co-hosted a remote video viewing of \u003Cem\u003EPreventing Nuclear Catastrophe in an Age of Nuclear Terrorism: A Conversation with Bill Perry and\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/nunn\u0022\u003ESam Nunn\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E with the Georgia Tech Chapter of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe world has not seen the use of a nuclear weapon since 1945, but the equation is far more complicated today than ever before. Perry explained that while the non-proliferation treaty can be considered successful, states no longer have a monopoly on weapons of mass distruction (WMDs), materials, and information about how to construct a weapon. The knowledge gap has narrowed considerably, which makes constructing a weapon easier than in the past. He remarked that there were several close calls during the Cold War, and that we were very fortunate to avoid nuclear war. This avoidance was critical, but will be far more difficult to sustain in the coming years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENunn also noted that the prospect of a nuclear catastrophe is far more likely to occur today than during the Cold War. He explained that there are now several possibilities for catastrophe that did not exist during the Cold War. Among them is the conflict between India and Pakistan (both nuclear states) that could result in nuclear war, as well as easier access to fissile materials that could result in an attack by terrorists, such as a dirty bomb loaded into the back of a truck. Perry agreed that terrorists could eventually gain access to fissile material and construct a dirty bomb, which is why the United States, Russia, and other nuclear states need to form a \u201cjoint working group\u201d to facilitate cooperation and prevent access to radiological and biological materials. Nunn concurred.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe present situation is difficult, as tensions between Russia and the Unites States have not been this high since the Cold War. Given this, Nunn strongly advocated that the U.S. should not replicate a similar situation by ushering in another nuclear arms race between states, as the technology, enemy, and scenario are different. He added that the Cold War took unnecessary risks that should not be repeated. Perry concurred, saying that the United States and Russia should have a vested interest in avoiding nuclear war, as it would mean mutual destruction.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn their concluding remarks, Nunn affirmed that the United States should re-establish diplomatic ties with Russia to work with them on a mutual interest in deterring a nuclear attack by terrorists, as this will foster trust and go a long way towards avoiding nuclear war. Perry agreed and added that he is most concerned about a rogue group developing, delivering, and detonating a crude weapon in the middle of a city.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENunn is co-chairman and chief executive officer of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to reduce the risk of use and prevent the spread of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. He served as a United States Senator from Georgia for 24 years (1972 - 1996) and is retired from the law firm of King and Spalding.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPerry is the Michael and Barbara Berberian Professor (emeritus) at Stanford University. He is a senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute and the Hoover Institution and serves as director of the Preventive Defense Project. He is an expert in U.S. foreign policy, national security, and arms control. He was the co-director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) from 1988 to 1993, during which time he was also a part-time professor at Stanford. Perry was the 19th Secretary of Defense for the United States, serving from February 1994 to January 1997.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn April 26, the Ivan Allen College Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech, in collaboration with the University of Georgia\u2019s distinguished Charter Lecture Series, co-hosted a remote video viewing of \u003Cem\u003EPreventing Nuclear Catastrophe in an Age of Nuclear Terrorism: A Conversation with Bill Perry and Sam Nunn\u003C\/em\u003E with the Georgia Tech Chapter of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM).\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"On April 26, the Ivan Allen College Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech co-hosted a remote video viewing of \u201cPreventing Nuclear Catastrophe in an Age of Nuclear Terrorism: A Conversation with Bill Perry and Sam Nunn.\u201d"}],"uid":"28513","created_gmt":"2016-04-28 16:10:58","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:32","author":"Daniel Singer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-04-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-04-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"530881":{"id":"530881","type":"image","title":"Sam Nunn gives remarks during the talk \u0022Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe in an Age of Nuclear Terrorism\u0022","body":null,"created":"1461963600","gmt_created":"2016-04-29 21:00:00","changed":"1475895310","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:55:10","alt":"Sam Nunn gives remarks during the talk \u0022Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe in an Age of Nuclear Terrorism\u0022","file":{"fid":"89328","name":"20160426_155122.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/20160426_155122_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/20160426_155122_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":985193,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/20160426_155122_0.jpg?itok=I4WCGrqv"}}},"media_ids":["530881"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"}],"keywords":[{"id":"8769","name":"cold war"},{"id":"544","name":"Nuclear"},{"id":"13936","name":"nuclear non-proliferation"},{"id":"4032","name":"Nuclear Weapons"},{"id":"1264","name":"WMD"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39481","name":"National Security"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane\u003Cbr \/\u003EDirector of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E404.894.1720\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Erebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}