'Nukes in East Asia' workshop set for Friday

Scholars from the U.S., China and Japan will address nuclear weapons, nuclear power and nuclear research in Japan, China and Korea at "Nukes in East Asia" on Friday, Sept. 16, 3 to 5 p.m. in F.W. Olin Center Auditorium. The public workshop is hosted by Mark Walker, professor of history who specializes in the development of nuclear technology, with support from the East Asian Studies Program and the Freeman Foundation. Speakers represent the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, California State University at Pomona, and Bowling Green, Johns Hopkins and Princeton universities.