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Nuclear 101: "U.S. Nuclear Missile Operations"

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Nuclear 101: "U.S. Nuclear Missile Operations"

Seminar
Series: Project on Managing the Atom Seminar Series
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
February 15, 2011
9:30-11:00 a.m.

Speaker: Zannis M. Pappas

Related Projects: Managing the Atom, Science, Technology, and Public Policy, International Security

Description:

Zannis Pappas will present a Managing the Atom Nuclear 101 Seminar entitled "U.S. Nuclear Missile Operations" on Tuesday February 15, 2011 beginning at 9:30am in the Belfer Center library.

Zannis Pappas will discuss the US Nuclear ICBM mission and its contribution to nuclear deterrence.  The presentation is focused on day-to-day operations of a U.S. Air Force Missile Wing and the lives of the men and women who operate the world's most powerful weapons.  As a previous commander of a nuclear missile squadron Zannis Pappas provides a unique insight on what it means to be a US missileer.

Contact:

MTA Project Coordinator
Project on Managing the Atom 79 JFK St, Mailbox 134 Cambridge, MA 02138
Harvard University
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Email: joshua_anderson@hks.harvard.edu
Phone: 617-495-4219
Fax: 617-495-0606
Url: http://www.managingtheatom.org

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