The Doomsday clock stands at two minutes before midnight. This symbolic clock, maintained by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, signifies the level of nuclear threat to humanity is. This is the closest that the clock has been to midnight since 1953 during the Cold War.
Today nine countries possess more than 14,000 nuclear weapons. The United States and Russia hold the vast majority of these weapons and keep some 1,800 ready to launch within minutes. Yet, the use of some 100 of these weapons against cities could lead to global cooling, affecting agricultural production and food supply.
Registration includes a continental breakfast, lunch, refreshments, and a conference booklet containing articles and papers by conference speakers and other experts.
The Conference will begin with two renowned keynote speakers via live streaming:
Daniel Ellsberg - The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War PlannerRobert Jay Lifton - The Apocalyptic Twins: Nuclear and Climate Threats
Seven experts will be joining them to consider the many facets of this critical problem and how to reduce the nuclear threat to our planet. View the Agenda.
Daniel Ellsberg
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speaker and author of The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner”
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Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speaker and author of Climate Swerve
Read MoreRay Acheson
One of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize winners on behalf of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).
Read MoreBruce Blair
Research Scholar, Program on Science and Global Security, Princeton University; Co-Founder of Global Zero.
Read MoreKelsey Davenport
Director for Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association, where she provides research and analysis on the nuclear and missile programs.
Read MoreLisbeth Gronlund
Senior Scientist and Co-Director, Global Security Program, Union of Concerned Scientists
Read MoreVincent Intondi
Vincent Intondi is a Professor of History and Director of the Institute for Race, Justice, and Civic Engagement at Montgomery College.
Read MoreZia Mian
Co-Director, Program on Science and Global Security, Princeton University and co-author of Unmaking the Bomb.
Read MoreElaine Scarry
Elaine Scarry teaches at Harvard University where she is the Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value.
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