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Dean Wilkening, PhD

Senior Research Scientist at CISAC (former)

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April 13th, 2010

CISAC experts command airwaves as Obama rolls out nuclear agenda

CISAC, FSI Stanford News

With the release of the 2010 Nuclear Posture Review, the signing of the new START Treaty and President Obama's Nuclear Security Summit, it's been a memorable time for CISAC's security experts, many of whom played prominent as well as behind-the-scenes roles in negotiations related to these events, as ongoing news coverage reveals. Read more »



December 14th, 2009

CISAC's Sig Hecker elected fellow of American Physical Society

in the news: American Physical Society

Co-Director Hecker has been elected for work in promoting nuclear security, preventing nuclear terrorism and ensuring a safe U.S. nuclear arsenal. Read more »



September 22nd, 2009

CISAC researchers influence Obama's decision on missile defense

CISAC, FSI Stanford in the news

President Obama scrapped his predecessor's proposed antiballistic missile shield in Eastern Europe on September 17, 2009 and ordered instead the development of a reconfigured system designed to shoot down short- and medium-range Iranian missiles. His decision relied heavily on research done at CISAC by David Holloway, Dean Wilkening, and Siegfried Hecker. +PDF+
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July 7th, 2009

In Moscow, Obama to focus on arms control

in the news: Washington Post on July 6, 2009

CISAC's Pavel Podvig and Dean Wilkening commented on some of the challenges President Obama was likely to face regarding the replacement of the START I Treaty during the Moscow Summit with Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev July 6-8, 2009.




March 13th, 2009

As Iran Progresses Toward Nuclear Capability, Russia and U.S. May Come Together, Experts Say

in the news: All-American Patriots on March 2, 2009

Dean Wilkening, director of CISAC's science program, was quoted in a AAAS media briefing on possible US-Russia cooperation regarding Iran's nuclear ambitions. Read more »




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