The final conference of the 2016-2017 PONI Conference Series will be held on March 16 at United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM), Offutt Air Force Base. The one-day conference will feature presentations from emerging nuclear experts covering topics such as nuclear policy in the 21st century, implications of new technologies, emerging nuclear challenges, and nuclear dynamics in Europe. The event will also include a keynote address from Gen. John E. Hyten, the current commander of USSTRATCOM. Conference presentations and keynote speakers are off-the-record.
Agenda and Participants
Panel 1: Reshaping Nuclear Policy in the 21st Century
Maintaining Nuclear Latency
Molly Berkemeier, Doctoral Student, Texas A&M University
The Fallacy of the Nuclear–Cyber Deterrence Comparison Patrick Cirenza
Patrick Cirenza, MPhil, University of Cambridge
Capability or Will? 21st Century Nuclear Deterrence for Global Strike Operators
Captain Chris Conant, United States Air Force
Panel 2: Implications of New Technologies
The Frontiers of Technology in Warhead Verification
Henrietta Toivanen, Student, Claremont McKenna College
Nuclear catastrophe modelling as applied to the insurance industry
Jonathon Green, Risk Consultant, AIR Worldwide
Washington and the Test-Ban: Technical Opportunities for the Next Administration
Stephen Herzog, PhD Student, Yale University
Panel 3: Emerging Nuclear Challenges
Counter Nuclear Smuggling Cooperation
Jessica Satterfield, Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Department of State
Taking the Archers for Granted: Emerging Threats to Nuclear Weapons Systems
Jesse Wasson, Senior Analyst, Systems Planning and Analysis; and Christopher Bluesteen, Senior Analyst, Systems Planning and Analysis
North Korea domestic leadership dynamics and nuclear policy
Alison Evans, Deputy Head & Senior Analyst, Asia-Pacific Country Risk, IHS Jane’s
Examining the dynamics of Nuclearisation of the Indian Ocean: Ramifications for South Asia and the United States
Sylvia Mishra, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi
Panel 4: Nuclear Dynamics in Europe
UK nuclear policy and Brexit
Daniel Davies, MA Graduate, King’s College London
Anticipatory Strikes in Russian Military Doctrine
Alex Velez-Green, Research Assistant, Center for New American Security
Missile Defense’s Role in 21st Century Deterrence
Wes Rumbaugh, Research Assistant, Center for Strategic and International Studies