[act-ma] Weapons forum at MIT April 16

[Susan McLucas]

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

*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.



For questions or comments, contact ujpcoalition at gmail.com or 617-776-6524.

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