Dr. Ira Helfand and Dr. Bárbara Cruvinel Santiago to speak at Yale 7-8:15 p.m. Thursday Oct. 9

Location: William Harkness Hall, Room 119, 100 Wall St, New Haven, CT 06511

Speakers: Dr. Ira Helfand (Back From the Brink; International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons), Dr. Bárbara Cruvinel Santiago (Yale Physics; Berkeley College)

As global tensions evolve, nuclear weapons continue to raise questions of security, peace, and existential risk—concerns that have grown more acute in recent years. This event will: examine why the dangers posed by nuclear weapons are growing and urgent; explore the humanitarian and environmental consequences of nuclear weapons use and the risks embedded in current U.S. nuclear policies and posture; and provide useful information about how Yale students, faculty and staff and the general public can get involved and help reduce these threats.

Opening remarks provided by the Yale Chaplain’s Office. Additional remarks provided by Rishi Gurudevan (Yale College; Students for Nuclear Disarmament) and Cassady Mullaney (Yale Physics; Kimball Smith Series).

Visit tinyurl.com/yalenuclearweapns to register.