A panel discussion on the value of encouraging CTBT-related research, both in the technical and political fields, in order to stimulate critical thinking on the Treaty. Moderator: Elena Sokova, Deputy Director, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies Panellists: Happymon Jacob, Associate Professor of Disarmament Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University Raymond Jeanloz, Professor of Astronomy, University of California Berkeley Gerald Kirchner, Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker Professor, University of Hamburg Farhad Shahabi Sirjani, Senior Expert, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamic Republic of Iran Matthew Yedlin, Associate Professor, University of British Columbia