Guest Lectures on 'War Prevention Role of Science and Technology' and the 'Impact of Culture and Ethics on Science, Technology and National Security'.

Vidya Abhayagunawardena, Coordinator for the Forum on Disarmament and Development (FDD) delivered two guest lectures on 'War Prevention Role of Science and Technology' and the 'Impact of Culture and Ethics on Science, Technology and National Security' at the National Defence College (Sri Lanka) on the 19th and 20th of April, 2022.

During the two lectures, he highlighted the importance of Sri Lanka’s accession to the Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), as well as the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and Protocol V of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW). He also spoke of FDD’s regional approach on disarmament matters.