You are invited to join us for our latest webinar on Friday 24 October at 14.00 (UK)
Tariq Rauf will be speaking on: “Eliminating Nuclear Weapons: Prospects for the 2026 NPT Review Conference”
Tariq will discuss the review process for the NPT, the meaning of “consensus”, whether an outcome document is required at review conferences, as well as friction points between nuclear weapon states and non-nuclear weapon states.
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Biography
Tariq Rauf is an independent expert on nuclear governance based in Vienna. He is an Expert Trainer (Disarmament and Arms Control), United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Hiroshima, and International School on Disarmament and Research on Conflicts (ISODARCO). Tariq is also a Member of the Board of Directors of Canadian Pugwash, and a Member of the Council of Pugwash Conferences.
Previously he was:
• A Member of the Group of Eminent Persons for Substantive Advancement of Nuclear Disarmament established by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan
• Consulting Advisor on Policy and Outreach to the Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
• Head of Verification and Security Policy / Alternate Head of Delegation to NPT Conferences; IAEA Liaison and Point-of-Contact for Nuclear Suppliers Group, Committee UNSCR 1540, Counter Terrorism Implementation Task Force; Coordinator of IAEA Multilateral Approaches to the Nuclear Fuel Cycle (IAEA LEU Reserve Angarsk, UK Nuclear Fuel Assurance, IAEA LEU Bank); responsible for the IAEA Forum on Experience of Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones Relevant for the Middle East; Office reporting to Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
• Director, International Organisations and Non-Proliferation, Centre for Non-Proliferation Studies, Monterey
• Research Director, Canadian Centre for Arms Control and Disarmament.
Webinar III / Golden Dome & Strategic Stability
Thursday 9 October, 1800 – 1930 (UK)
Register here via zoom to join.
The US Government recently announced its decision to pursue a space-based missile defence system. Although space-based strategic missile defence is not a new idea, the different geopolitical, economic and technological context in which this initiative is developing has raised new questions regarding the possible impact of the system on nuclear strategic stability.
Our first webinar set the scene with an overview of the current status of the ‘Golden Dome for America’ (GDA), covering the executive order and the budgetary process.
The second session addressed the technical realities of the GDA, detailing possible architectures and capabilities including sensors and constellations, and ballistic and hypersonic missile defence.
This third session will dive into the possible impact of the GDA on nuclear strategic stability, featuring experts on Chinese and Russian perspectives.
Panellists
• Dr. Tong Zhao (Senior Fellow, Carnegie China, Nuclear Policy Program)
• Dmitry Stefanovich (Research Fellow, Center for International Security at the Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations: IMEMO)