Conferenza “Nuclear Proliferation: History and Current Problems”
20 Settembre 2007 di Marco CalvianiSi svolgera’ a Firenze, nei giorni 4-5 Ottobre, presso l’Aula Magna del rettorato dell’Universita’ di Firenze, la Conferenza “Nuclear Proliferation: History and Current Problems”, organizzata dal Machiavelli Center for Cold War Studies (Italia), dal Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (Germania) e dal CSDC dell’ Universita’ di Firenze.
Dalla locandina:
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Nuclear proliferation is one of the key challenges to
the stability of the contemporary international system,
and the current non-proliferation regime seems
increasingly unable to meet the expectations of its
designers. Since the signature of the Non Proliferation
Treaty in 1968, nuclear powers have barely fulfilled
their commitments to reduce their atomic arsenals,
while the number of non-nuclear countries that have
crossed the threshold status and are now regarded as
full-fledged atomic powers has increased and threatens
to keep growing.
We firmly believe that a deeper understanding of the
political and psychological roots of nuclear proliferation
can only be achieved through a strong interdisciplinary
effort, combining the skills and expertise of scholars
from highly different fields. Consistent and reliable
results in the field of non-proliferation can be reached
only with the contribution and collaboration of
specialists from many disciplines - such as history of
science, political science, international history,
sociology, and economics. We hope this workshop will
provide a useful contribution in this direction.
The workshop will focus on key contemporary issues
such as the dual use of nuclear technology and the
costs of nuclear weapons programs, the regional
dimensions of contemporary proliferation (namely the
Pacific Region and the Middle East) and the current
disarmament and rearmament programs of nuclear
weapons states (ranging from US and Russian
disarmament policies to the Franco-British nuclear
postures within the EU).
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L’accesso alla conferenza non prevede il pagamento di alcun fee.
Per maggiori informazioni e’ possibile visitare il sito del Machiavelli Center for Cold War Studies,
http://www.machiavellicenter.net/nuclear.htm
Il programma ufficiale puo’ essere invece trovato al seguente indirizzo:
http://www.machiavellicenter.net/Programme_4-5_October_07HR.pdf
