Online event
This joint event by SIPRI and the Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament at Uppsala University considers the prospects for nuclear arms control and disarmament. The event will be held against the backdrop of the current strategic nuclear arsenals of China, Russia and the United States, and the relations between these three countries.
While political tension challenges meaningful dialogue among these three major nuclear-armed states, the pressure to take concrete steps towards disarmament is mounting. The need for these steps has been further highlighted by both the entry into force of the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in January 2021 and the upcoming Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference in January 2022. Moreover, despite its extension in February 2021, the 2010 New START Treaty gives the USA and Russia only until 2026 to bridge their divides and reach a follow-on treaty.
This webinar will feature leading scholars and practitioners who will share their vision of the state of play of nuclear disarmament and arms control, including an assessment of critical military technological challenges and practical recommendations for overcoming them. The discussion will also look at the risks of failing to reverse the dangerous trends in current strategic armament dynamics.
This webinar is the first in a series of workshops organized by SIPRI and the Alva Myrdal Centre to explore the legal and political aspects of nuclear disarmament.
Watch a recording of the webinar here.
Introductory remarks
Dr Sibylle Bauer, Director of Studies, Armament and Disarmament, SIPRI; and Chair of the Working Group on Nuclear Disarmament in Policy and International Law, Alva Myrdal Centre.
Cecilia Wikström, Chair of the Governing Board, Alva Myrdal Centre.
Speakers
Ambassador Sergey Batsanov, Director, Geneva Office of Pugwash Conferences.
Matt Korda, Associate Researcher, Nuclear Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-proliferation Programme, SIPRI; and Senior Research Associate and Project Manager, Nuclear Information Project, Federation of American Scientists.
Professor Sharon Squassoni, Research Professor, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University.
Dr Tong Zhao, Senior Fellow, Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy.
Moderator
Dr Sibylle Bauer, Director of Studies, Armament and Disarmament, SIPRI; and Chair of the Working Group on Nuclear Disarmament in Policy and International Law, Alva Myrdal Centre.