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Dear All, DR. ASGHAR ALI ENGINEER MEMORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND COALITION FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT AND PEACE Cordially invite you to the lecture on “NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN SOUTH ASIA: PROGRAMMES, PLANS AND DANGERS” By DR. M. V. RAMANA (Physicist and lecturer with the Nuclear Futures Laboratory and the Program on Science and Global Security at Princeton University, USA) CHAIR: MR. ANAND PATWARDHAN (Leading Indian Documentary Film-maker) This talk is dedicated to the memory of Mr. Praful Bidwai (Journalist, Peace Activist, Social Science Researcher) Date : 27th August 2016 Time: 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Venue: Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh, Patrakar Bhavan, Mahapalika Marg, Azad Maidan, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001. Content: The presentation will cover what we know of the nuclear arsenals of India and Pakistan, their fissile material production capacities, nuclear weapon use doctrines, the role of the United States (nuclear deal, NSG, China containment strategy), and the risks of nuclear weapon use. The presentation will be followed by discussions. About M.V. Ramana: M.V. Ramana is with the Nuclear Futures Laboratory and the Program on Science and Global Security at Princeton University, and the author of The Power of Promise: Examining Nuclear Energy in India (Penguin Books, 2012). He is a member of the International Panel on Fissile Materials (IPFM) and the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Leo Szilard Award from the American Physical Society. About Anand Patwardhan: Anand Patwardhan is an Indian documentary filmmaker known for his socio-political, human rights oriented films. Several of his films cover the rise of religious fundamentalism, sectarianism and casteism in India while others explore growing nuclear nationalism and unsustainable development. Notable films include Bombay: Our City (Hamara Shahar) (1985), In Memory of Friends (1990), In the Name of God (Ram ke Nam) (1992), Father, Son, and Holy War (1995), A Narmada Diary (1995), War and Peace (2002) and Jai Bhim Comrade (2011), which have won national and international awards. We welcome you all and hope you can join us on 27th August. Kindly confirm your presence by sending us an RSVP to [email protected] Thank You. Regards, Pratiksha Nair Programme Co-ordinator Centre for Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS) -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
