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Saturday, April 15, 2006

At the Nuclear Precipice


The message below, from a symposium earlier this year, contains links to many articles of interest:


"We must abanadon the unworkable notion that it is morally reprehensible for some countries to pursue weapons of mass destruction and acceptable for others to rely on them for security ... if the world does not change course, we risk self-destruction." - Mohammed El Baredi
2006 International Law Symposium - At the Nuclear Precipice: Nuclear Weapons and the Abandonment of International Law
From 23-25 February, 2006, the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation held its 2006 International Law Symposium entitled At the Nuclear Precipice: Nuclear Weapons and the Abandonment of International Law, in Santa Barbara, California. The 2006 Symposium brought together highly respected experts in the area of nuclear policy. In cooperation with the UCSB Division of Social Sciences and Westmont College. Papers authored by the participants are available below as PDF documents. Videos of the 2006 International Law Symposium will be available soon. Please contact the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation for more information, wagingpeace@napf.org .
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Public Forum
Dr. David Krieger, Moderator - President, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Welcome
Daniel Ellsberg Dr. Daniel Ellsberg - Former Defense Department analyst and Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Fellow
Richard Falk Dr. Richard Falk - Professor Emeritus of International Law and Practice at Princeton University and Distinguished Visiting Professor of Global Studies at UC Santa Barbara
Ambassador Thomas Graham Ambassador Thomas Graham - Former US Ambassador for Arms Control, Nonproliferation and Disarmament
Mairead Corrigan Maguire Mairead Corrigan Maguire - 1976 Nobel Peace Laureate from Northern Ireland The Human Right to a Nuclear Free World
Honorable Douglas Roche, O.C. Honorable Douglas Roche, O.C. - Chair, Middle Powers Initiative Nuclear Weapons: The Voice of Religion
Friday, February 24, 2006
9:00 Welcome
Shirley Mullen, Provost of Westmont College
David Krieger, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation President, Welcome
9:15 - 10:45 Panel I: Standing at the Nuclear Precipice
Moderator: Dave Dionisi
11:00-12:30 Panel II: Consequences of the Abandonment of International Law
Moderator: Alice Slater
2:00 - 3:30 Panel III: International Strategies for Changing US Nuclear Policy
Moderator: Amb. Thomas Graham
4:00 - 5:30 Panel IV: Domestic Strategies for Changing US Nuclear Policy
Moderator: Jackie Cabasso
*Videos of the 2006 International Law Symposium will be available soon. Please contact the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation for more information, wagingpeace@napf.org .
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation | www.wagingpeace.org | www.nuclearfiles.org



"Anyone with knowledge of illegal activity and an opportunity to do something is a potential criminal under international law, unless the person takes affirmative measures to prevent the commission of the crimes." - Declaration of War Crimes Tribunals following World War ll

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