Federation of American Scientists: Conversation With An Expert
Summary: Conversation With An Expert, a podcast by the Federation of American Scientists (FAS). FAS is a non-partisan policy institute providing decision-makers and the public with essential scientific analysis. In this podcast, FAS Experts discuss important issues on many topics of science and national security, from Nuclear Policy and Biosecurity to Earth Systems and Learning Technologies.
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Podcasts:
Listen to an FAS Conference Call: "A Conversation With An Expert", featuring FAS President Dr. Charles Ferguson. The conference call took place on November 4, 2010 with FAS members. The discussion centered around his recent article in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, titled "Next customer, please: The risk in conventional arms sales along with nuclear energy deals." You can look for this article in the November/December BAS edition. Dr. Ferguson and FAS members discuss certain nuclear energy deals that could result in changing security perceptions and alliances.
August 6th is the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city of Hiroshima. In acknowledgment of this unconscionable and historic event, FAS President Dr. Charles D. Ferguson speaks about the current state of nuclear security and the threat of nuclear terrorism to the international community in a special edition of the FAS Podcast: "A Conversation With An Expert." Topics discussed include an overview of the most urgent nuclear threats facing the international community today, the progress made by the U.S. government in the first half of 2010, FAS efforts to address nuclear security, and much more!
Listen to a new edition of the FAS Podcast: "A Conversation With An Expert," featuring Charles Blair, new Director of the FAS Terrorism Analysis Project. Topics discussed include details on the new Terrorism Analysis Project, the most threatening violent non-state actors, the Pakistan neo-Taliban, the motivations behind a potential nuclear or radiological attack on the U.S. from a violent non-state actor, and much more!
Listen to a new edition of the FAS Podcast: "A Conversation With An Expert," featuring Alicia Godsberg, Research Associate for the FAS Strategic Security Program and United Nations Affairs. Topics discussed include details on the upcoming Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, the role of FAS at the United Nations, ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), and much more!
Listen to a new edition of the FAS podcast: "A Conversation With An Expert," featuring Steven Aftergood, Director of the FAS Project on Government Secrecy. Topics discussed include an overview of the Project on Government Secrecy, a review of the Obama administration's approach to transparency, and much more!
Listen to a special edition FAS podcast: "A Conversation With An Expert," featuring the FAS President, Charles Ferguson. Topics discussed include the strategic short and long term goals of FAS, a preview of the new Earth Systems Program, an explanation of how FAS will cope with the 2010 philanthropy outlook, and much more.
Listen to the first FAS podcast: "A Conversation With An Expert," featuring Nishal Mohan, the Director of the FAS Biosecurity Program. Topics discussed include current FAS biosecurity projects and bioethics issues.
