Talking Nuclear with Nobel Prize Laureate Beatrice Fihn.

The Accutron Show

The Accutron Show is delighted to talk to Beatrice Fihn, former executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). In October 2017, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize honor was given to ICAN "for its efforts to raise awareness of the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons use and for pioneering efforts to achieve a treaty-based ban on nuclear weapons". Our hosts David and Indrani discuss with Beatrice the importance of knowledge, correct information and awareness about the subject of nuclear weapons, today ever so relevant. Listed by Bloomberg Media as one of 50 innovators who "changed the global landscape", Beatrice is one to listen to and to follow.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

10:00 With everything going on in the world from a political point of view, the subject of nuclear weapons is relevant again. The movie "Oppenhemer" also contributed to make this issue one to discuss and learn more about.

14:00 All our problems right now are global. We have seen it with Covid, climate change, migration issues etc. No country can solve these issues on their own. But at the same time, as these problems become global, countries' leaders retract to become more nationalistic.

20:00 When we won the Nobel Prize, we were a small project and no one really paid attention to us. We went overnight to get a lot of attention. I remember signing the Laureate book as asked by the committee and seeing all the signatures of these incredible individuals like Martin Luther King, Desmond Tutu, Malala... My hand was shaking, I was so nervous!