Learn about the dangers of nuclear weapons from world renowned experts.

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living at the nuclear brink

yesterday and today

 
“Nuclear weapons may seem like a part of history, but the choices we make about these weapons today will decide our future tomorrow.”
— William J. Perry

Former Secretary of Defense William Perry’s celebrated Stanford course on the history of nuclear weapons has now been brought online for the general public. LIVING AT THE NUCLEAR BRINK brings world renowned nuclear experts together to outline our nuclear past in order to explain the dangers we face today.

meet your instructors

Joseph Martz Los Alamos Physicist

Joseph Martz
Los Alamos Physicist

Joseph Cirincione President of Ploughshares Fund

Joseph Cirincione
President of Ploughshares Fund

Dr. Martha Crenshaw Stanford Senior Fellow at FSI and CISAC

Dr. Martha Crenshaw
Stanford Senior Fellow at FSI and CISAC

Ambassador James Goodby Arms control negotiator

Ambassador James Goodby
Arms control negotiator

Dr. Siegfried Hecker Stanford Senior Fellow FSI

Dr. Siegfried Hecker
Stanford Senior Fellow FSI

Andre Kokoshin Former Russian Deputy Minister of Defense

Andre Kokoshin
Former Russian Deputy Minister of Defense

Dr. Scott Sagan Stanford Professor of Political Science

Dr. Scott Sagan
Stanford Professor of Political Science

Philip Taubman Consulting Professor at CISAC

Philip Taubman
Consulting Professor at CISAC

George Shultz Former Secretary of State

George Shultz
Former Secretary of State

Dr. David Holloway Stanford Senior Fellow at FSI

Dr. David Holloway
Stanford Senior Fellow at FSI

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The threat of nuclear terrorism

“Today, the danger of some sort of nuclear catastrophe is greater than it was during the Cold War, and most people are blissfully unaware of this danger.”
— William J. Perry

Is the threat of nuclear terrorism real? Join former Secretary of Defense William Perry and a team of international experts to explore the reality of the risks, and what can be done to prevent catastrophe.

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