Nuclear Ethics

The Institute for International Science and Technology Policy is pleased to host a discussion with two nuclear experts on the topic of “Nuclear Ethics.” Scott Sagan and Joan Rohlfing authored articles published in the Spring 2023 issue of Ethics & International Affairs, revisiting the topic of Harvard Professor Joe Nye’s 1986 book, Nuclear Ethics. “Just and Unjust Nuclear Deterrence” by Sagan and “The Myth of ‘Just’ Nuclear Deterrence: Time for a New Strategy to Protect Humanity from Existential Nuclear Risk” by Rohlfing can be found here.

Scott D. Sagan is Co-Director and Senior Fellow at the Center for International Security and Cooperation, the Caroline S.G. Munro Professor of Political Science, and the Mimi and Peter Haas University Fellow in Undergraduate Education. He also serves as Chairman of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ Committee on International Security Studies. Before joining the Stanford faculty, Sagan was a lecturer in the Department of Government at Harvard University and served as special assistant to the director of the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon.

Joan Rohlfing is president and chief operating officer of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI). She provides overall leadership and guidance on NTI’s strategic priorities and direction, catalyzes new project activities and innovation work streams and is responsible for managing NTI’s day-to-day operations.

Rohlfing became president and chief operating officer of NTI in January 2010, after nine years as NTI’s senior vice president for programs and operations. She is responsible for managing all NTI programs and operations.