Presentation - Union of Concerned Scientists

Hypersonic Hype and the Ethics of Emerging Weapons Technology

| Dec. 17, 2020

Hypersonic missiles have been receiving a lot of attention lately, but do they deserve the hype? And what kind of implications do these nuclear advancements have for equity and justice? The Union of Concerned Scientists hosted a conversation featuring Dr. Cameron Tracy, Kendall Fellow for the Global Security program at UCS, and Dr. Aditi Verma, Stanton Nuclear Security Postdoctoral Fellow at the Belfer Center's Project on Managing the Atom and the International Security Program to answer these questions.

For more information on this publication: Belfer Communications Office
For Academic Citation: Verma, Aditi and Cameron Tracy. “Hypersonic Hype and the Ethics of Emerging Weapons Technology.” Presentation, Union of Concerned Scientists, December 17, 2020.

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