For the first event in our new Speaker Series, the Atomic Photographers Guild welcomed Allison Macfarlane and Hugh Gusterson. Hugh is an anthropologist specializing in nuclear weapons policy, and Allison is the director of UBC’s School of Public Policy and former Chair of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. She also chaired the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists committee responsible for setting the Doomsday Clock.
In this video of their presentation, “Two Nuclear Tourists in Nevada”, Allison and Hugh talk about the Nevada National Security Site, formerly the Nevada Test Site, offering new insights into a place many of our members have experienced and photographed. The talk is followed by a 15 minute Q+A.