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October 19, 2005
Dr. Hans Blix, former Chief Weapons Inspector, to speak on WMD at Fletcher School Conference this Friday
MEDFORD, MA. - Against the backdrop of mounting concerns over North Korea and Iran’s nuclear programs, and the continuing controversy over Iraq’s alleged nuclear weapons program – the primary justification for the U.S. invasion of Iraq -- Dr. Hans Blix, the former head of the International Atomic Energy (IAEA) and former head of the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC), will deliver an address at The Fletcher School at Tufts University this Friday, Oct. 21, 2005.Dr. Blix’s speech, which begins at 1:30 p.m., is the highlight of a one-day conference on the non-proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction. Some of the issues Dr. Blix is expected to cover involve: the state of arms control in the world; the Bush Administration’s tough-minded policies toward the United Nations, the U.S. decision not to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty; and, the worrisome questions of how to dissuade North Korea and Iran from fuel cycle activities.
This one-day conference, co-sponsored by The Fletcher School and the American Academy of Diplomacy, will evaluate the challenges facing the nuclear non-proliferation community and explore new approaches to addressing the threats of weapons of mass destruction.
Dr. Hans Blix served as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency [IAEA] in Vienna, from 1981 to 1997 and as Executive Chairman of the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) from March 2000 to June 2003. He is currently Chairman of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission based in Stockholm, Sweden.
When: Friday, October 21, 2005, 10am-4pm.
Where: ASEAN Auditorium, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
Contact: Terry Ann Knopf, 617-627-2778, terry.knopf@tufts.edu
Posted by jessica at October 19, 2005 10:55 AM
