Sep222015 Event / ConferencePONI 2015 Fall ConferenceThe second event in the 2015-2016 PONI Conference Series will be held September 22-23 at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington. The two-day conference will feature panels of presentations from young nuclear experts covering topics including tracking nuclear material, nuclear security and insider threats, regional nuclear flashpoints, and new thinking on proliferation. The conference will also… LocationPacific Northwest National Laboratory
Event Lessons from Taiwan on Disinformation, Cybersecurity, and Energy SecurityThe East Asia Program is launching a new annual series, Taiwan Security Brief. In the inaugural volume, three emerging researchers examine the impact of several nontraditional security challenges in Taiwan: online disinformation, cybersecurity in the digital economy, and energy security. How can Taiwan effectively mitigate problems in these security issues? What opportunities does Taiwan have to… LocationStimson Center; Washington, DC
Event The Atomic Soldiers: A Conversation with Filmmaker Morgan KnibbeThey remember seeing a flash so bright that it felt like they had x-ray vision. They remember watching the mushroom clouds rise into the nighttime sky, uniquely bright and colored from the blast. From 1945-1963, the United States tested more than 200 atomic weapons aboveground and underwater. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers took part in… LocationNuclear Threat Initiative; Washington, DC
Event / DiscussionNew Technologies and Nuclear RiskThe proliferation of new technologies threatens to increase the risks of nuclear use. Join us to discuss two of those risks—precision-strike weapons in the hands of U.S. allies and artificial intelligence—explored in recent studies funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. AGENDA 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Conventional Precision-Strike Weapons and Non-Nuclear States How could… LocationCarnegie Endowment for International Peace; Washington, DC
Event Post-INF Treaty: The Future of Arms Competition, the End of Nuclear Arms Control?About this Event On August 2, 2019, the United States officially withdrew from the 1987 Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, citing Russian testing and deployment of missiles banned by the treaty. In the weeks after its withdrawal, the United States has tested its own intermediate-range ground-launched cruise missile, while Russia has continued to claim it… LocationNational Defense University; Washington, DC
Event Navigating the Nuclear FutureJoin CSPS for their 2nd Annual Symposium on International Security on September 27, 2019. This year’s topic is Navigating the Nuclear Future and will discuss the issues of nuclear energy, nuclear weapons, and the nonproliferation regime. Speakers will include General Frank Klotz, Suzanne DiMaggio, Brian Mazanec, Laura Holgate, Ketian Zhang, and others. Lunch will be provided…. LocationGeorge Mason University; Arlington, VA
Event The Future of Nuclear Arms ControlThe Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is pleased to invite you to a discussion on The Future of Nuclear Arms Control with Mrs. Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland, and Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway, of The Elders. Founded by Nelson Mandela, The Elders are a group of former heads of state and senior… LocationCarnegie Endowment for International Peace; Washington, DC
Event NUKES: A Small Conversation about a (Really) Big ProblemAbout this Event Nuclear weapons have been in the news a lot recently, but what are they for? What can they do? Why do they matter? This panel discussion, with nuclear policy experts Joe Cirincione and Abigail Stowe-Thurston, and Akolade Gbadamosi (Community Representative for Congresswoman Ilhan Omar) will take a step back from wonky techno-speak… LocationMacalester College; Saint Paul, MN
Event Book launch for “America’s Nuclear Crossroads”Book launch event on America’s Nuclear Crossroads LocationDistrict Winery, 385 Water Street SE, Washington DC 20003
Event Missile Defense in the Indo-PacificHudson Institute will host a panel to discuss U.S. missile defense capabilities in the Indo-Pacific. Panelists will include Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Missile Defense Policy Dr. Robert Soofer and Director of Operations for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Rear Admiral Steve Koehler. Hudson Senior Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs will moderate the discussion. In order… LocationHudson Institute; Washington, DC