Dr. William Potter

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Dr. William Potter is Sam Nunn and Richard Lugar Professor of Nonproliferation Studies and Founding Director of the Center for Nonproliferation Studies at MIIS.  He is the author, co-author, or editor of over 20 books, the most recent of which is Death Dust: The Rise, Decline, and Future of Radiological Weapons Programs (Stanford University Press, 2023).

Dr. Potter has served on committees of the US National Academy of Sciences and is a past member of the UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters. He has participated as a delegate at every NPT Review Conference and Preparatory Committee meeting since 1995. He is the recipient of the 2021 Therese Delpech Memorial Award. In 2024 he was designated a Senior Fellow at the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) in Geneva.

Dr William Potter at a CNS seminar with two of his “Death Dust” co-authors
Listen to Episode 240: Eroding Nuclear Norms and the Future of Non-Proliferation

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