Data and Nuclear Test Monitoring with Megan Slinkard

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Nuclear weapons still loom large on the world stage. So why has the number of nuclear tests dropped so dramatically? Today’s guest is Megan Slinkard, Chief of the Software Applications Section in the International Data Centre at the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO). Based in Vienna, Megan has worked in nuclear explosion monitoring for more than 10 years and is really at the coal face of the monitoring work that the organisation does. We discuss Megan’s path to nuclear testing, how the CBTO has helped to create a culture where nuclear testing is rare, and how monitoring nuclear tests has helped bolster the CTBT (Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty). 00:00 - Intro 02:41 - Megan’s origin story 13:05 - What does CTBTO do when they detect an unusual event? 23:00 - How monitoring and testing can add robustness to a treaty 30:01 - Dan's final thoughts LINKS: Megan Slinkard: CTBTO: Dan Klein: Zühlke: Welcome to Data Today, a podcast from Zühlke. We're living in a world of opportunities. But to fully realize them, we have to reshape the way we innovate. We need to stop siloing data, ring-fencing knowledge and looking at traditional value chains.

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