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