William PotterDr. William Potter is Sam Nunn and Richard Lugar Professor of Non-Proliferation Studies and Founding Director of the Center for Non-Proliferation Studies at MIIS. He is the author, co-author, or editor of over 20 books, the most recent of which is Death Dust: The Rise, Decline, and Future of Radiological Weapons Programs (Stanford University Press, 2023). Dr. Potter has served on committees of the US National Academy of Sciences and is a past member of the UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters. He has participated as a delegate at every NPT Review Conference and Preparatory Committee meeting since 1995. He is the recipient of the 2021 Therese Delpech Memorial Award. In 2024 he was designated a Senior Fellow at the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) in Geneva.