"On the Rim of the Abyss: Military Intervention to Neutralize a Potential Nuclear Threat"

Dear Colleagues,

An earlier program which you may find of interest.

"On the Rim of the Abyss: Military Intervention to Neutralize a Potential
Nuclear Threat"

American Bar Association International Law Section, April 7, 2011,
Washington, DC.

Many have wondered whether Taliban or al Qaeda may wrest control of nuclear
arsenals from Pakistani forces, whether instability in the isolated and
disaffected regime in North Korea will alter the likelihood of its use of
nuclear weapons and whether a nascent Iranian nuclear capability will
emerge in the context of an aggressive Iranian regime.

This panel will discuss whether international controls exist to prevent
nuclear weapons from falling into the wrong hands within a sovereign
nation. The experts will discuss whether an obligation or a right to
intervene militarily arises and the nature of that intervention. They will
discuss what constitutes loss of control by a responsible regime, who is
charged with making a determination that such a loss has occurred and based
upon what information. They will consider whether there exists a moral or
ethical imperative to intervene by conventional military means in order to
prevent a takeover of nuclear weapons by rogue elements. They will discuss
the scenario of a pre-emptive nuclear strike, and what are the means and
legal justifications for either conducting or preventing such an option.

Sponsoring Committees:
National Security Committee, Aerospace and Defense Industries Committee,
Asia/Pacific Committee, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions Committee

Co-Sponsor:
ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security

Program Chair:
JOHN H. HARRINGTON
The Law Offices of John H. Harrington, LLC
New York, New York

Program Chair & Moderator:
JONATHAN M. MEYER
Attorney at Law
New York, New York

Speakers:
SEAN MURPHY
The George Washington University Law School
Washington, DC

PAUL R. PILLAR
Paul R. Pillar, Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, DC

HARVEY RISHIKOF
National Defense University
Washington, DC

RUTH WEDGWOOD
SAIS Johns Hopkins University
Washington, DC

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xvldot
Best regards,

Jonathan

Jonathan Meyer