The third conference of the 2016-2017 Conference Series will be held on December 6-7, 2016 at CSIS. The two-day conference will feature presentations from emerging nuclear experts and keynote talks from senior experts in the nuclear field. Conference presentations and keynote speakers are off-the-record. Agenda and Participants Panel 1: Nuclear Challenges in South Asia Science and Finance: How Nuclear Terrorism Could Grow in South Asia Ji Yeon-jung, Stanton Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Detecting and Deterring Maritime Nuclear and Radiological Tracking in the Western Sphere of the Indian Ocean Umer Khan, Visiting Research Subject Matter Expert, Sandia National Laboratories Panel 2: The Path Forward for Nonproliferation The Promise and Limitations of International Law: Nuclear Zero Lawsuits Sarah Shirazyan, JSD Candidate, Stanford University The Power of the NPT: International Norms and Nuclear Disarmament of Ukraine (1990-1994) Mariana Budjeryn, Stanton Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs,John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Washington and the Test-Ban: Technical Opportunities for the Next Administration Stephen Herzog, PhD Student, Yale University Improving U.S. Radiological Security in the Evolving Security Environment Meili Swanson, Sandia National Laboratories Panel 3: Deterrence in a Changing Landscape Taking the Archers for Granted: Emerging Threats to Nuclear Weapons Systems Jesse Wasson (presenter), Senior Analyst, Systems Planning and Analysis; and Christopher Bluesteen (co-author), Senior Analyst, Systems Planning and Analysis Deterrence Below the Weapons Threshold Cristina Varriale, Research Analyst, Royal United Services Institute Deterrence Strategies for the Second Nuclear Age Joe Petrucelli, PhD Student, George Mason University