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Drell Lecture
The Drell Lecture is an annual public event sponsored by CISAC. By tradition, the Drell lecturer addresses a current and critical national or international security issue that has important scientific or technical dimensions. The Drell Lecture is named for Sidney Drell, CISAC's founding science co-director. Alb ...
October 28th, 2011
Rose Gottemoeller: "Arms Control in the Information Age"
CISAC, FSI Stanford AnnouncementThe technological revolution since the dawn of the nuclear age has had profound implications for national security. On Oct. 27, Rose Gottemoeller, the assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance, discussed the challenges and opportunities posed by this transformation — and how it will drive the arms control agenda over the next century. Read more »
February 24th, 2011
Drell Lecture: The Moral Wounds of War
Nancy Sherman, author of the acclaimed book The Untold War: Inside the Hearts, Minds, and Souls of Our Soldiers, discussed the moral weight of warfare at CISAC's annual Drell Lecture on February 22. 
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January 28th, 2010
'Nuclear Tipping Point' documentary premieres in Hollywood, comes to San Francisco
CISAC, FSI Stanford in the news: National Public Radio on January 27, 2010The documentary features interviews with four former prominent Cold War warriors who now advocate the elimination of nuclear weapons. CISAC's William Perry, George Shultz, Henry Kissinger, and Sam Nunn discuss how the world has reached a "nuclear tipping point." The film will be shown by the Commonwealth Club and the Ploughshares Fund at the Fort Mason Cowell Theater in San Francisco on March 1. Read more »
January 27th, 2010
Preventing Armageddon: Drell Lecture examines the road to nuclear arms elimination
CISAC, FSI Stanford in the news: Stanford Report on January 26, 2010The 2010 Drell Lecture brought together two outspoken advocates of nuclear nonproliferation - former Secretary of State George Shultz and theoretical physicist Sidney Drell - in a conversation with former New York Times journalist Philip Taubman on the future of global nuclear disarmament. Audio & Video transcripts available 
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January 26th, 2010
Shultz and Drell push end of nuclear era
in the news: Stanford Daily on January 26, 2010In front of a packed audience in Tresidder Memorial Union Monday, former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz and renowned physicist Sidney Drell spoke about the dangers of nuclear proliferation and their joint efforts to rid the world of nuclear weapons. Audio & Video transcripts available flyer available
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February 24th, 2009
Nuclear energy's moment of truth
in the news: Greentech Media on February 19, 2009Referencing the 2009 Drell Lecture by Ariel Levite, this article discusses the bottom line: nuclear power is part of the energy mix in the U.S. and around the world and the nuclear waste produced is not going anywhere. Audio & Video transcripts available presentation, flyer available
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Nuclear is going worldwide, but U.S. is not in the game
in the news: Stanford Report on February 24, 2009This article on the 2009 Drell Lecture, "A Moment of Truth for Nuclear Energy," summarizes an important point made by speaker Ariel Levite: Nuclear power plants are popping up all over the world, but America is missing an important opportunity to influence their safety and security. Audio & Video transcripts available presentation, flyer available
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