The CTBT and its verification system are arguably one of the great under-reported news stories. A panel of journalists and media professionals, following the format of an “Oxford Union debate”, will consider the following motion: If nuclear weapons and nuclear testing are a great risk to life on earth, are news media failing the public by not paying them more attention? Moderator: Edith Lederer, United Nations chief correspondent, Associated Press, New York Panellists: - Louis Charbonneau, United Nations Bureau Chief, Thompson Reuters, New York - Rachel Oswald, CQ Roll Call, Washington, DC - Tal Shalev, i24, Tel Aviv - Siddhartha Varadarajan, The Wire, New Delhi