Global I.q. Minute With Jim Falk

The world changed on that day in August 1945 when the American B-29 bomber released the 7,900 pound “Little Boy” nuclear bomb over the city of Hiroshima, Japan, and 77 years later nuclear weapons remain a primary global issue. Today, a nuclear weapon can fit into a suitcase. Join us for a special Mel Kusin National Security Lecture on nuclear threats with former National Security Council member Robert Litwak. Litwak will discuss the nuclear capabilities and ambitions of Russia, Iran, and North Korea, as well as historical nonproliferation precedents. Ultimately, Litwak will ask us to reevaluate the concept of deterrence and mutually assured destruction. About the Speaker Robert Litwak is the senior vice president and director of international security studies at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington DC, as well as a consultant to the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Litwak served as the director for nonproliferation on the National Security Council during the Clinton administrati