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Can Sanctions Prevent the Spread of Nuclear Weapons?

Open to the Public

Economic sanctions have long been derided as ineffective instruments of foreign policy and yet continue to remain a principal tool for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons across nations. This seminar will analyze the impact of sanctions on nuclear programs based on case studies of Taiwan, Iraq, Libya, and Iran. It offers an understanding of the limits and possibilities of sanctions, showing that they can sometimes play a critical role in coercing nuclear aspirants.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

Date: Time: - Location: Taubman Building - Kalb Seminar Room, Room 275
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, gestures to chief of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi after unveiling a 3rd generation of domestically built centrifuge for Iran's National Day of Nuclear Technology in Tehran, Apr. 4, 2009

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Economic sanctions have long been derided as ineffective instruments of foreign policy and yet continue to remain a principal tool for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons across nations. This seminar will analyze the impact of sanctions on nuclear programs based on case studies of Taiwan, Iraq, Libya, and Iran. It offers an understanding of the limits and possibilities of sanctions, showing that they can sometimes play a critical role in coercing nuclear aspirants.

This seminar is co-sponsored by the Project on Managing the Atom.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

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