2008 Woodie Awards
Experts discuss the future of Lawerence Livermore Lab
chris cobb
Issue date: 4/27/07 Section: News
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A panel discussion on nuclear non-proliferation, the Middle East and the future of nuclear weapons was held at Las Positas College on April 18. The panel featured Dr. Urs Cipolat, Ms. Marylia Kelley, Dr. Amer Araim and Dr. Norman Bowen.
Dr. Cipolat is a professor at UC Berkeley; Ms. Kelley is the Executive Director of Tri-Valley CARES. Dr. Araim is a professor at San Francisco State University and Diablo Valley College. Dr. Bowen is a professor at CSU East Bay.
Dr. Cipolat presented his case as to why a "Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty" was necessary in the world. His statistics showed that the U.S. and Russia were by far the two countries with the most nuclear weapons.
According to Dr. Cipolat's presentation, the U.S. and Russia are actually in violation of a treaty that they had signed, agreeing to start disarmament of their nuclear weapons.
Dr. Araim has a vast amount of experience in all matters Middle East, as he was once a member of Iraq's Government before Saddam Hussein took power. Dr. Araim discoursed on the various ins and outs of the Middle East's nuclear situation. He said that countries want nuclear weapons because they do not feel secure if other countries have them and they do not. This is why the other countries in the Middle East are against Iran acquiring any nuclear ability, according to Dr. Araim.
Kelley made her presentation mainly about the Lawrence Livermore Laboratories and her group's mission in regards to it. Kelley said that her group's main goal is to get the lab to study more civilian sciences and less nuclear sciences. She pointed out that while the lab is one of the leading nuclear laboratories in the country, it is also one of the least secure. She thought that perhaps the nuclear material stored at the lab and the research being done there should be moved to one of the more secure, secluded laboratories available.
Dr. Bowen was not able to present due to time constraints and opened his segment to a question and answer. This panel discussion was very informative and seemed to be enjoyed by the audience in the Student Center. The discussion brought the matter of nuclear non-proliferation to the forefront of everyone's thoughts for the night.
Dr. Cipolat is a professor at UC Berkeley; Ms. Kelley is the Executive Director of Tri-Valley CARES. Dr. Araim is a professor at San Francisco State University and Diablo Valley College. Dr. Bowen is a professor at CSU East Bay.
Dr. Cipolat presented his case as to why a "Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty" was necessary in the world. His statistics showed that the U.S. and Russia were by far the two countries with the most nuclear weapons.
According to Dr. Cipolat's presentation, the U.S. and Russia are actually in violation of a treaty that they had signed, agreeing to start disarmament of their nuclear weapons.
Dr. Araim has a vast amount of experience in all matters Middle East, as he was once a member of Iraq's Government before Saddam Hussein took power. Dr. Araim discoursed on the various ins and outs of the Middle East's nuclear situation. He said that countries want nuclear weapons because they do not feel secure if other countries have them and they do not. This is why the other countries in the Middle East are against Iran acquiring any nuclear ability, according to Dr. Araim.
Kelley made her presentation mainly about the Lawrence Livermore Laboratories and her group's mission in regards to it. Kelley said that her group's main goal is to get the lab to study more civilian sciences and less nuclear sciences. She pointed out that while the lab is one of the leading nuclear laboratories in the country, it is also one of the least secure. She thought that perhaps the nuclear material stored at the lab and the research being done there should be moved to one of the more secure, secluded laboratories available.
Dr. Bowen was not able to present due to time constraints and opened his segment to a question and answer. This panel discussion was very informative and seemed to be enjoyed by the audience in the Student Center. The discussion brought the matter of nuclear non-proliferation to the forefront of everyone's thoughts for the night.
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