Jürgen Altmann is a physicist and peace researcher at TU Dortmund University in Dortmund, Germany. After a PhD in physics (1980, Universität Hamburg) since 1985 he has studied scientific-technical problems of disarmament. One focus is experimental research of acoustic and seismic sensors for monitoring in the context of co-operative verification of disarmament and peace agreements and of safeguards. Prospective assessment of new military technologies and analysis of preventive-arms-control measures form a second focus. Major studies have dealt with “non-lethal” weapons, the interactions between civilian and military technologies in aviation, military uses of microsystems technology and of nanotechnology, and armed uninhabited vehicles. Dr. Altmann teaches about the relationship of natural science, armament and disarmament and has authored chapters in corresponding text books.