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Missile defense has largely fallen off the agenda of the peace movement as a fait accompli. However, drawing from his experience as a Congressional staffer and as a Senior analyst for the Government Accountability Office, Subrata Ghoshroy will argue that it is not so in this upcoming webinar on Wednesday, February 9th sponsored by Massachusetts Peace Action.
U.S. pursuit of a global missile defense program and the ongoing deployment of such systems in Europe are driving both Russia and China to modernize their nuclear arsenals causing a dangerous arms race. Missile defense is a low-hanging fruit that is ripe for a serious budget cut and roll back that would have no impact on U.S. national security. On the contrary, it could significantly improve chances of further reductions in nuclear arms.
On Wednesday, February 9th, Subrata Ghoshroy will discuss the recommendations of the recently released report of the international working group called “Moving Beyond Missile Defense and Space Weapons,” which was sponsored jointly by the International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility (INES) and Abolition 2000. In this talk, Subrata will focus on missile defense, while acknowledging its strong linkage with the weapons in outer space.
Subrata Ghoshroy is a research affiliate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Program in Science, Technology, and Society. He is also a specially-appointed Professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. Earlier, he was for many years a senior engineer in the field of high-energy lasers. He was also a professional staff member of the House National Security Committee, and later a senior analyst with the Government Accountability Office. He is a frequent contributor to the Bulletin.