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On January 30, 2023, Lt Gen Jack Weinstein<\/a>, USAF (Ret), Professor of the Practice of International Security at Boston University\u2019s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies,\u00a0delivered a lecture<\/a> on nuclear deterrence at the Boston Committee on Foreign Affairs (BCFA).<\/p>\n In his talk, titled \u201cThe State of Nuclear Deterrence in the World,\u201d Weinstein discussed the nuclear capabilities<\/a> of major world powers such as Russia<\/a>, China<\/a>, and North Korea<\/a>; the need to modernize the United State<\/a>\u2019s nuclear forces; the value of nuclear deterrence; as well as the nuclear component of the war in Ukraine<\/a>. While the state of global security is constantly in question as of late, Weinstein said that he finds solace in the future his students at the Pardee School will shape. In discussing what he\u2019s seen in his courses, he said, “With all the challenges facing the world and this nation, knowing that we have talented students focused on confronting these challenges, gives me hope that our future isn\u2019t as dire as it may appear.\u201d<\/p>\n Incidentally, one of Weinstein\u2019s students \u2013 Diya Ashtakala (MAIA \u201923) \u2013 attended at the event. When asked to comment, Ashtakala called the presentation \u201cextremely insightful and relevant given the current global security environment. Professor Weinstein\u2019s speech prompted excellent discussions on numerous topics, including nuclear force modernization, the ongoing war in Ukraine, nuclear terrorism, and future challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n The BCFA is a member organization established in 1946 in cooperation with the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, and currently affiliated with the American Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, DC. Its purpose is to provide a platform for senior foreign affairs officials and experts in the Boston area – including BU alumni – to engage in important conversations on international affairs. Learn more on BCFR\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jack Weinstein<\/a>, Lieutenant General, USAF (Ret), served in the U.S. Air Force from 1982 to 2018. Prior to arriving at the Pardee School of Global Studies, he was the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters United States Air Force, the Pentagon. In this position, he was responsible to the Secretary and Chief of Staff on all aspects of nuclear deterrence operations providing direction, guidance, integration, and advocacy regarding the nuclear deterrence mission of the U.S. Air Force and engaged with joint, interagency, and NATO to develop nuclear enterprise solutions. Read more about Weinstein on his\u00a0faculty profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lt. Gen Weinstein (Ret) discussed the nuclear capabilities of Russia, China, and North Korea; the need to modernize the United State\u2019s nuclear forces; the nuclear component of the war in Ukraine, and more. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17823,"featured_media":48036,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8411],"tags":[12043,1688,10127,10759,8710,10100,10684,8511,4012,9073,9527],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55615"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17823"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55615"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55627,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55615\/revisions\/55627"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}