On Thursday, 08 February 2018, Dr. John Hopkins will give a lecture regarding The Role of Nuclear Weapons in Ending World War II. He will be talking specifically about the U.S. view of and Japanese perception of the nuclear strikes.

Brief background on Dr. John Hopkins -

Dr. Hopkins is a nuclear physicist and former Associate Director of Los Alamos National Lab (LANL), where he oversaw LANL's nuclear weapons program. Throught this period, Dr. Hopkins was involved in national security policy issues. He was a visiting scholar at the University of California's Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation where he edited a 1994 book on the nuclear policies of Britain, France, and China. Dr. Hopkins is the coauther (with Barbara Germain Killian) of a comprehensive history of the first decade of nuclear testing in Nevada. Dr. Hopkins has served on governmental and international boards and panels and is a former member of the Chief of Naval Operations' (CNO) Executive Panel. He has been a technical advisor to the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency in Washington and in Geneva. Dr. Hopkins has worked closely with the State, Energy, and Defense Departments and has participated in numerous special programs for the U.S. Government.

The lecture is scheduled from 1200-1330 in Glasgow Hall, Room 322. Students with classess at 1300 are welcome to depart at 1255.