Karolina Widerströmsalen, Svenska Läkaresällskapet, Klara Östra Kyrkogata 10, 101 35 Stockholm
The year 2025 marks 80 years since the atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, where approximately 200 000 people lost their lives. Today, the nuclear threat is higher than it has been in decades, and global nuclear arsenals are once again expanding. The world is facing serious challenges related to the breakdown of arms control frameworks, greater risks of proliferation and increasing threats of nuclear use.
How can we ensure that another Hiroshima or Nagasaki never happens again? What lessons can we draw from the past, and how do they relate to the current nuclear policy debate in Sweden?
On 1 December, the Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament, Swedish Physicians Against Nuclear Weapons and SIPRI jointly hosted a discussion on these questions.
Opening remarks and moderator
Karim Haggag, SIPRI Director
Speakers
Jakob Hallgren, Director, Swedish Institute of International Affairs
Dr Tytti Erästö, Senior Researcher, SIPRI Weapons of Mass Destruction Programme
Professor Emeritus Peter Wallensteen, Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament, Uppsala University
Josefin Lind, Secretary General, Swedish Physicians Against Nuclear Weapons