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Whither Pax Atomica? - The Euromissiles Crisis and the Peace Movement of the early 1980s

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Feb 22, 2012
As the failure of Pax Atomica seemed more and more imminent, the soaring anxiety, alarm, apprehension and mistrust of the national governments across Europe contributed to the success of the 1980s peace movement. more
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Apply for the Summer 2012 Nuclear Boot Camp

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Feb 20, 2012
Aimed at building a new generation of experts on the international history of nuclear weapons, the second-annual Nuclear Boot Camp will be hosted by the University of Roma Tre and the Machiavelli Center for Cold War Studies (CIMA) in the village of Allumiere near Rome, Italy for ten days in the last half of June 2012. more
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The Last Time We Were at Nuclear Zero

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February 23, 2012 // 12:00pm1:30pm
With George Quester, Chairman of the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland and the J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Visiting Professor of International Affairs at The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. more
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NPIHP Releases 20 Documents on the South African Nuclear Program

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Feb 01, 2012
These documents shed new light on South Africa’s unique nuclear history, from early uranium supply arrangements with the United States to the South African response to the September 1979 Vela incident. more

Call for Papers: European Summer School on Cold War History

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Jan 25, 2012
Fourth Annual European Summer School on Cold War History at the Università di Trento, 5-8 September 2012 more
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The Last Time We Were at Nuclear Zero

February 23, 2012 // 12:00pm1:30pm

Program Experts & Staff

  • Christian F. Ostermann // Director, History and Public Policy Program; European Studies; Cold War International History Project; North Korea Documentation Project; European Energy Security Initiative; Co-Director, Nuclear Proliferation International History Project
  • Leopoldo Nuti // Co-Director
  • Timothy McDonnell // Program Associate