Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster Oppenheimer has brought nuclear ethics to pop culture. With its focus on the “Trinity” test ahead of the atomic bombings in Japan and the politics surrounding the Cold War arms race, the film explores topics that have been at the forefront of Carnegie Council’s work for decades. Read about these issues in our latest “Ethics on Film” review.
But nuclear weapons are of course, not an historical relic—they remain an existential threat to the future of humanity. Recent developments such as Putin’s posturing regarding use in Ukraine, combined with the stalling of international efforts to reduce nuclear stockpiles, force us to reconsider the ethics of nuclear weapons at this critical moment for global security.
On August 9 at 6pm ET—78 years to the day after the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki—Carnegie Council will convene a virtual panel to reflect on and explore these emerging ethical questions. Moderated by Stanford’s Scott Sagan and featuring Nagasaki University’s Tatsujiro Suzuki and American University’s Sharon Weiner, the event will build upon a symposium collection on nuclear ethics published in the most recent issue of Ethics & International Affairs.
Building Space Security through Sustainability and Ethics
In this report from Cityforum’s Cyber Security Summit in London, Visiting Fellow Zhanna L. Malekos Smith discusses U.S.-UK space and cyber policy and the ethics and sustainability concerns around "counterspace" weapons. What’s at stake if there’s a war in space?
Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World, with John Vaillant
In the latest Doorstep book talk, John Vaillant, author of Fire Weather, joins Senior Fellow Tatiana Serafin to discuss the 2016 Fort McMurray fire in Alberta, Canada, how we have created a climate where fires thrive, and some solutions as the planet continues to get hotter.
Ways to Influence AI Policy and Governance, with Merve Hickok and Marc Rotenberg
In this Artificial Intelligence & Equality podcast, the Center for AI and Digital Policy’s Merve Hickok and Marc Rotenberg join Senior Fellow Wendell Wallach to discuss their hugely impactful initiative and the global state of emerging tech governance.
How can Global South civil society be engaged in deliberations about solar radiation modification?
Consultation and engagement with civil society in the Global South is essential for inclusive governance of SRM, says Dr. Shuchi Talati, the founder of the Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering, in this C2GTalk.
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