American University Nuclear Studies Institute
The Nuclear Studies Institute was founded in 1995 at
Under the direction of Dr.
The 2010 Nuclear Studies Institute trip to Japan was covered by NHK, Japan's national broadcasting corporation, and broadcast on Japanese television and featured on the NHK program “Japan Seven Days.”[3]
The Institute provides participants to hear many stories of the hibakusha (被爆者, literally “explosion-affected people"), including those of Koko Kondo, peace activist, American University graduate, and daughter of Reverend Kiyoshi Tanimoto, who figures heavily in John Hersey’s Hiroshima. Tadatoshi Akiba, mayor of Hiroshima and president of the Mayors for Peace organization, also regularly meets with the participants during their study in Hiroshima.
The Institute participates in the Nuclear Education Project; a worldwide effort to improve access to teaching and learning materials regarding the history of the nuclear arms race and the ongoing movement to curb the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
Staff
- Peter J Kuznick, Director
- Kana Kobayashi, Outreach Liaison
See also
- American University
- Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution
- Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
- Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
- Nuclear arms race
- Nuclear-free zone
- Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
- Nuclear proliferation
- Nuclear warfare
- Nuclear weapon
References
- ^ "CAS Nuclear Studies". American.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
- ^ "History | Nuclear Institute Abroad Opportunities | College of Arts and Sciences, American University, Washington, DC". American.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
- ^ "YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-08-09.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "History | Nuclear Education Project | College of Arts and Sciences, American University, Washington, DC". American.edu. 2004-03-29. Retrieved 2016-08-09.