Dangerous Developments in Modern Weaponry: a forum on the military pursuit of global hegemony

New link for live streaming:  https://vimeo.com/330390923       PASSWORD IS:   spacewar

Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 7:00

MIT, Bldg 56, room 114, Enter thru Bldg 66 at 25 Ames St. (Kendall Square T stop)

Speakers:

Subrata Ghoshroy, Research Affiliate at MIT

Nick Mottern, Knowdrones.com

Elaine Scarry, Harvard professor and author of Thermonuclear Monarchy

Bruce Gagnon, Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space

Topics will include:

* Continued expansion of the hugely profitable military budget

* Cutting-edge Pentagon weapons technology, drones, AI/robotics

* The trillion-dollar nuclear weapons modernization program

* The US drive to dominate space

* Resistance of tech workers to war research

This forum is sponsored by Eastern Massachusetts Anti-Drones Network (a task force of United for Justice with Peace); MIT Students Against War; Mass Peace Action; Coalition to Stop the Genocide in Yemen; Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, Boston branch; Greater Boston Chapter of Green-Rainbow Party; Boston Democratic Socialists of America; Smedley D. Butler Brigade, Veterans for Peace, Boston and Science for the People – Boston.

“Rods from God,” that are released from space to penetrate underground nuclear silos in a nuclear first strike