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Past Event
Seminar

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

Open to the Public

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.

Date: Time: - Location: Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369
Exploded view of the Minuteman III missile.

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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.