Conveners
O5.3 Outreach
- Joseph Ballard (CTBTO Preparatory Commission)
- Magdalene Wangui Wanyaga (SandRose Ltd, CYG & YPN)
The CTBTO is renowned for its success in building up the CTBT verification regime, collecting and analyzing data, and sharing timely information with state signatories to monitor compliance with the Treaty. Post-entry into force (EIF), the CTBTO could broaden its role as a public communicator to address disinformation surrounding allegations of nuclear testing. A notable example of this...
Public awareness of the differences between nuclear explosions and natural earthquakes is crucial for national safety, especially in Indonesia, a country renowned for its seismic activity and demographic diversity. According to the BMKG Indonesia, this country experienced approximately 10,789 earthquakes in 2023. This frequency poses a unique challenge for communicating the distinctions...
Our undergraduate course titled “Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control” was created at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 2014. The course has proven to be a very successful awareness and outreach effort and a model for future nuclear weapons education. From 2014 to 2024, the nearly 1000 students enrolled in the course have engaged in the science and politics of nuclear weapons and arms...
