Professor Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova (left) and CNS Director William Potter (right) with IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano
Int’l Herald Tribune, NY Times Publish Op-Ed by CNS Experts
September 22, 2010
Dr. William Potter, Director of the Monterey Institute’s James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, and adjunct professor Gaukhar Mukhazthanova co-authored an op-ed piece (“Nuclear Phobia”) that was published by the International Herald Tribune and reprinted by the New York Times today.
In their essay, Dr. Potter and Professor Mukhazthanova discuss the findings of a multi-year study they conducted that discounts alarmist proclamations by politicians and others about so called “nuclear dominos” falling. According to Potter and Mukhazthanova, forecasts have routinely overestimated the pace of nuclear proliferation. The co-authors argue that while the risk of weapons spread is real and ongoing, evidence does not support the frequent implication in media and political circles that the proverbial proliferation sky is falling.
Like this story? Here are a few suggestions:
Eight Monterey Institute graduate students recently departed for India, Nigeria, Tanzania and Vietnam as representatives of the new Frontier Market Scout Program, which is designed to connect local entrepreneurs with U.S. investors.
Read More »
Eighty-six students from four local high schools took part a series of language- and culture-focused workshops at the Monterey Institute in an event marking International Education Week.
Read More »
Post new comment