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Scott D. Sagan, PhD

Caroline S.G. Munro Professor of Political Science; FSI and CISAC Senior Fellow

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July 5th, 2012

Sagan in Nature: It's time for a world with no nuclear warheads

in the news: Nature on July 5, 2012

CISAC Senior Fellow Scott Sagan, in a commentary in Nature, believes the dangers from nuclear weapons are mounting. It's time to take control of the nuclear fuel cycle and move toward a world without warheads.




June 7th, 2012

Students simulate White House war-room drama in class born of Ethics & War series

CISAC, FSI Stanford News

Stanford undergraduate and law students simulate Cabinet war-room meeting on whether to launch a pre-emptive strike against Syria for The Ethics and Law of War class, which grew out of the two-year Ethics & War series. Read more »



March 22nd, 2012

Global Security Summit overshadowed by North Korea talk of satellite launch

in the news

CISAC Co-Director Siegfried Hecker tells Science Magazine: When dealing with North Korea, be patient. "We have to convince them that their nuclear weapons are a liability."




December 13th, 2011

Scott Sagan discusses President Obama's bid to reduce the nuclear threat

CISAC, FSI Stanford News

At the Lowy Institute in Australia, Scott Sagan examines U.S. nuclear strategy, and argues that the Obama administration is "right to declare often and loudly that the U.S. should remain committed to work in good faith toward a world without nuclear weapons." +VIDEO+
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November 28th, 2011

Scott Sagan: Can we have nuclear power without nuclear weapons?

CISAC, FSI Stanford News

At a Stanford reunion weekend lecture, the political scientist looked at the current and projected use of nuclear energy around the world, and examined what it means for the future of nuclear weapons proliferation. +VIDEO+
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First Person: Scott Sagan, Nuclear Disarmament Expert
Scott Sagan, nuclear disarmament expert, Senior Fellow at CISAC and Stanford professor of political science, talks with Lisa Van Dusen in the fall of 2012 about his life-long career in academic research, teaching and policy devoted to disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation.
January 20, 2013 in Palo Alto Online

Nuclear investigations
Could you justify the use of nuclear weapons against the enemy? For Stanford political science professor Scott Sagan, the answer is simple–no.
April 3, 2012 in The Stanford Daily

5-minute Lowy lunch: Nuclear genie
Leading nuclear expert Professor Scott Sagan, from Stanford University, gave lectures and interviews around Australia during his visit last week, and on Thursday he was at the Lowy Institute in Sydney to take part in a panel discussion about nuclear power and nuclear proliferation.
December 6, 2011 in Lowy Interpreter

Why We Won't Use the Bomb
The choice by United States leaders to not use nuclear weapons in conflict—we haven't dropped a nuke since 1945—may have more to do with public attitude than with militaristic decisions, according to Stanford political science professor Scott Sagan.
November 7, 2011 in Patch.com

VIDEO: US Strategic Nuclear Policy: A Video History, 1945-2004
Sandia Labs historical video documents history of U.S. strategic nuclear policy. [...] Interviewed were university researchers including Stanford University professors Lynn Eden, Scott Sagan, and David Holloway, University of Pittsburgh professor Janne Nolan, University of Wisconsin professor Paul Boyer, and the late ...
October 12, 2011 in Center for Research on Globalization

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