Author: Masako Toki

Galina Salnikova and Nelli Porseva, a student and teacher at Gymnasium 164 in Zelenogorsk, Russia were featured in their local TV news! (Available only in Russian) https://youtu.be/9-dOAmILL0s

Dr. Perry saluted the CNS for “pioneering” nonproliferation and disarmament education and congratulated the participants of the conference. Below is his quote: “I would like to start off by thanking Bill Potter and the James Martin Center for sponsoring this wonderful and unique conference. I have believed for many years now that the only wayContinue reading Dr. William Perry’s quote

   MEDIA ADVISORY                                                                                            Contact: Jason Warburg March 28, 2016                   Continue reading Media Advisory

2015-16 Critical Issues Forum Project Starts with Online Teachers’ Workshop by Masako Toki The 2015-16 Critical Issues Forum (CIF) kicked off with an online teachers’ workshop, held during the first and second week of December, the final month of the seventieth anniversary year of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As a flagship educationContinue reading 2015-2016 CIF Online Teachers Workshop Report

2015-2016 Critical Issues Forum Useful Resources Topic: Global Nuclear Vulnerability: Lessons for a More Peaceful World *Please note that more resources will be added to the section of “This year’s topic-specific resources.”   General resources Nuclear Threat Initiative Tutorials http://tutorials.nti.org/table-of-contents/ Nuclear 101 – http://tutorials.nti.org/nuclear-101/overview/ Nonproliferation Regimes http://tutorials.nti.org/nonproliferation-regime-tutorial/nti-nuclear-nonproliferation-regime-treaties-by-country/ Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) Tutorial http://tutorials.nti.org/npt-tutorial/introduction/ Melissa Gillis, “Disarmament:Continue reading Useful Resources

CIF Spring 2016 Students Conference will be held on Friday, April 15 and Saturday, April 16 at Santa Catalina School in Monterey, California! More information is forthcoming! Please check back soon! New! Media Advisory Released!! Japanese version!! We are excited to welcome Former US Secretary of Defense Dr. William Perry and his daughter Ms. RobinContinue reading 2016 CIF Students Conference

2015-2016 Topic: Global Nuclear Vulnerability: Lessons for a More Secure and Peaceful World  To watch live stream online, enter the Adobe Connect Meeting room here! URL: http://middlebury.adobeconnect.com/cifteachers/ Return to Workshop: Main Page Tuesday, December 1st 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM (PST) Welcome Remarks Video Recording (Both Welcome Remarks and Overview) Elena Sokova, Deputy Director, James Martin CenterContinue reading 2015-2016 Teachers’ Workshop Lectures and Presentations

The NPT in 2015 and the humanitarian initiative by Dr Nick Ritchie for UNIDIR Catholic Church Pivots on the Acceptability of Nuclear Deterrence by Nobuo Hayashi for UNIDIR

Filling the Gap: Report on the third conference on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons by Reaching Critical Will Trust and Distrust in the Global Nuclear Community by Heather Williams, Chatham House, December 11, 2014.  

Disarmament and Nonproliferation Education Forum Brings Japanese, Russian and American High School Students Together to Address Nuclear Issues Masako Toki April 17, 2014 Students and teachers from Japan and Russia joined their peers from the U.S. at the 2014 spring conference of the Critical Issues Forum project – a nonproliferation and disarmament educational outreach projectContinue reading CIF 2014 Spring Conference Report