The first conference of the 2016-2017 Conference Series will be held on July 12-13, 2016 at the Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) at Patrick Air Force Base. The two-day conference will feature presentations from emerging nuclear experts along with a technical talk from Dr. Wayne Brasure, acting director of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) at the Department of Homeland Security, and a keynote address from Jay Tilden, associate administrator and under secretary for counterterrorism and counterproliferation at the National Nuclear Security Administration. Agenda and Participants Panel 1: U.S. Nuclear Posture SSBN(X)+: Getting the Most out of Nuclear Modernization Corey Broschak, Research Intern, Project on Nuclear Issues, CSIS Examining Nuclear Assumptions: Five Schools of Thought Mitch Armbruster, Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, National Defense University U.S. Policy Toward Japanese Military Normalization Dean Ensley, NES Associates Panel 2: Nuclear Institutions and Treaties Curbing Sensitive Nuclear Assistance: The Impact of the Nuclear Export Control Regime Lami Kim, PhD Candidate at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University and Research Fellow at The Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Simulating Fallout: NIST Standard Reference Materials for Nuclear Forensics First Lieutenant Sarah Castro, AFTAC/TMV AFTAC and the IAEA Daniel Talbot, Nuclear Evaluator, AFTAC Counter Nuclear Smuggling Cooperation Jessica Satterfield, Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Department of State Panel 3: Rising Threats in Asia Assessing Conventional Counterforce Capabilities in the China-India-Pakistan Nuclear Nexus Shahryar Pasandideh Gholamali, PhD Student, Department of Political Science, The George Washington University Examining the dynamics of Nuclearisation of the Indian Ocean: Ramifications for South Asia and the United States Sylvia Mishra, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi China and India at a Crossroads: The Pursuit of Technological Equivalence and the End of Restraint? Travis Wheeler, Research Associate, South Asia Program, Stimson Center Nuclear Suppliers Group: How to Handle India and Pakistan First Lieutenant Logan Brandt, Debris Alert Officer, AFTAC/TMV