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The Human and Moral Costs of the New Nuclear Arms Race

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Location: Keough School D.C. Office, 1400 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036

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The United States is in the midst of a massive nuclear "modernization" program that will cost some $1.7 trillion. At the same time, programs for those most in need at home and abroad are being cut to the bone or eliminated, along with support for diplomacy, conflict resolution, and peacebuilding. This event will focus on the Catholic Church's opposition to the vast sums being wasted on nuclear weapons and the moral imperative to reverse course and negotiate arms control treaties that can lead toward global nuclear disarmament.

The program included introductory comments followed by a moderated panel discussion. 

This event ws sponsored by the University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and the Catholic Peacebuilding Network, and co-sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office of International Justice and Peace, Arms Control Association, the Catholic University of America, Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Fordham Center for Religion and Culture, Sant'Egidio Foundation for Peace and Dialogue and Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns.

Speakers for this event included:

  • Archbishop Wester, Santa Fe (Virtual Keynote)
  • Asher Kaufman, John M. Regan, Jr. Director; Professor of History and Peace Studies
  • Jim Muller (B.S., '65), Co-founded International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (1985 Nobel Peace Prize); former Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  • Maryann Cusimano Love, Chair, Political Science Department, the Catholic University of America
  • Kelsey Davenport (M.A. '11), Director for Nonproliferation Policy, Arms Control Association
  • David Cronin, Manager, Government Relations, Catholic Relief Services
  • Allen Hester, Legislative Representative for Nuclear Disarmament & Pentagon Spending, Friends Committee on National Legislation
  • Gerard F. Powers (M.A. '88, J.D., '86) Director, Catholic Peacebuilding Studies; Coordinator, Catholic Peacebuilding Network

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Originally published at kroc.nd.edu.