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What Young Americans Think about Nuclear Weapons

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Experts discuss the Council’s latest polling on nuclear issues and what more can be done to engage the next generation.
Speakers
Dina Smeltz
Sharon K. Weiner
Gabriela Iveliz Rosa Hernández
Ananya Agustin Malhotra
Avery Restrepo
Emma Smith
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Far removed from the days of Cold War “duck and cover” drills, are young Americans on the same page as their elders when it comes to nuclear weapons? To find out, the Council partnered with the Carnegie Corporation of New York to conduct a benchmark survey that gauges American awareness of nuclear issues across generational lines. Join our panel of experts on the livestream as they dig into the data and weigh in on how to better engage the broader US public on nuclear policy. 

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About the Speakers
Vice President, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
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Dina Smeltz, a polling expert, has more than 25 years of experience designing and fielding international social and political surveys. Prior to joining the Council to lead its annual survey of American attitudes on US foreign policy, she served in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research at the US State Department's Office of Research from 1992 to 2008.
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Senior Resident Fellow, Carnegie Corporation of New York
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Sharon K. Weiner is a senior resident fellow at the Carnegie Corporation where her work focuses on reducing the risks from nuclear weapons. 
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Research Associate, Arms Control Association
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Gabriela Iveliz Rosa Hernández (she/hers) is a research associate at the Arms Control Association. Her research interests center on the Russian military, threat perceptions in the Euro-Atlantic region, and arms control.
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Ananya Agustin Malhotra
Research Fellow, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
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Ananya Agustin Malhotra (she/hers) is a research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Previously, she served as a program officer at the Nuclear Threat Initiative’s Global Nuclear Policy Program, where she worked to advance nuclear disarmament and risk reduction.
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Social Media Coordinator, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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Avery Restrepo (they/them) is the social media coordinator for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. They create digital content to share the Bulletin's reporting on existential threats with a wide, international audience.
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Communications Fellow, ReThink Media
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Emma Smith (she/hers) is a communications fellow with ReThink Media’s Peace and Security Collaborative, where she supports foreign policy organizations' movement-building work through media and strategic communications.
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