BISA 2022 Conference (face-to-face)

Perceptions of Nuclear Weapons - Risk, Predictability and Trust in Nuclear Politics

15 Jun 2022, 13:15

1h 30m

Carloil, Civic Centre

Global Nuclear Order Working Group

Description

This panel addresses issues of culture, trust and risk in nuclear politics. Papers examine the role of perception, popular culture and strategic culture, with examples from the JCPOA, the NPT and popular culture.

Subcontributions

• Once upon a fail-safe: Exploring the treatment of nuclear weapon system failures in popular film
• Strategic Culture and Trust in Nuclear Arms Control Negotiations: Lessons from the New START Extension
• Nuclear war as a predictable surprise
• An imperfect stepping stone? The NPT disarmament principle and the nuclear status quo
• The Roots of Nuclear Mistrust between the US and Iran: Historical Trauma and Signs of Aggression