For a hundred years, humans have had the capacity to attack each other with devastating chemical weapons. Seven decades ago, mankind unlocked the secret of the nuclear bomb.

This is the seventh annual John Gee Memorial Lecture, previous speakers include the Hon Malcolm Fraser, Ahmet Uzumcu, Professor Ramesh Thakur and ANU Chancellor, Professor Gareth Evans.

The sixth Dr John Gee Memorial Lecture delivered by Ahmet Üzümcü, former director general of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Australian National University, Canberra, 26 J

Fourth Dr John Gee Memorial Lecture by Rhamesh Thakur, former Director, Centre for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, Australian National Univers

Fourth Dr John Gee Memorial Lecture by Joseph Cirincione, President of the Ploughshares Fund, Australian National University, Canberra, 6 September 2010

Third Dr John Gee Memorial Lecture by Rt Hon Malcolm Fraser AC CH, Australian National University, Canberra, 28 October 2009

Second Dr John Gee Memorial Lecture by The Hon. Dr Mike Kelly MP, Australian National University, Canberra, Friday 29 August 2008

First Dr John Gee Memorial Lecture by Gareth Evans, President, International Crisis Group, Australian National University, Canberra, 16 August 2007