The second conference of the 2016-2017 Conference Series will be held on October 18-19, 2016 at Sandia National Labs in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Agenda and Participants Panel 1: The Future of Deterrence Capability or Will? 21st Century Nuclear Deterrence for Global Strike Operators Captain Chris Conant, United States Air Force Missile Defense’s Role in 21st Century Deterrence Wes Rumbaugh, Research Assistant, Center for Strategic and International Studies Brexit and Scottish Independence: The Future of the UK Nuclear Deterrent James McKeon, Policy Analyst, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Anticipatory Strikes in Russian Military Doctrine Alex Velez-Green, Research Assistant, Center for New American Security Panel 2: Nonproliferation Themes & Regimes The ‘Accidental Middlemen’: Nuclear Umbrella States and the Humanitarian Initiative Emil Dall, Research Analyst, Royal United Services Institute Conceptualizing a WMD Free Zone in the Middle East: A Quantitative Approach Eric Wallace, Systems Analyst, Sandia National Laboratories Exporting the Cyber Threat: Concerns for the Civilian Nuclear Industry Elsie Bjarnason, MA Candidate, George Washington University Maintaining Nuclear Latency Molly Berkemeier, Doctoral Student, Texas A&M University Panel 3: Securing Nuclear Materials and Facilities How Vulnerable Are Radiological Materials Stored at U.S. Civilian Entities to Theft by a Terrorist Group? Maciej Lempke, MA Graduate, Georgetown University Reactor in a Box: Unpacking the Potential of Small Modular Reactors Dr. Lizzie Blaxland, Operational Analyst, Atomic Weapons Establishment The State of Nuclear Forensics: Achievements from the Last Decade and Challenges for the Future Leore Ben-Chorin, Herbert Scoville Peace Fellow 2015-2016