the bomb: Nuclear Weapons Amidst Global Insecurity with Directors Smriti Keshari & Eric Schlosser

Smriti Keshari

Smriti Keshari is an Indian-American director and artist recognized for her bold approach to visual storytelling. Her work spans traditional filmmaking and art installations, often exploring themes that challenge mainstream narratives. Keshari’s projects have received support from prestigious institutions like the MacArthur Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation. She is an artist-in-residence at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and the National Theatre in London.

Eric Schlosser

Eric Schlosser is a writer and filmmaker known for his investigative journalism. His book Command and Control, a finalist for the 2014 Pulitzer Prize in History, describes the challenges of managing America’s nuclear arsenal, from the dawn of the atomic age until the present day. His book Fast Food Nation (2001) helped to launch the modern food movement. He has also helped to produce numerous films, including There Will Be Blood, Food, Inc.., Food Chains, and Food Inc., 2.

Debak Das

Assistant Professor in Peace and Security at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies

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I am an Assistant Professor in Peace and Security at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. I received my Ph.D. from the Department of Government at Cornell University in August 2021. I am also an affiliate at the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) at Stanford University, the Centre de Recherche Internationales (CERI) at Sciences Po, Paris, and the Council for Strategic and Defense Research (CSDR), New Delhi.

My book project examines how states build their nuclear forces. Specifically, it addresses the empirical puzzle of why the non-proliferation order – instead of constraining the spread of nuclear delivery vehicles – enables it. I have been conducting this research in India, the United Kingdom, France, and the United States.