Please join the Project on Nuclear Issues for our annual Capstone Conference. The conference will feature a keynote address from Adm. Charles Richard Commander of U.S. Strategic Command as well as presentations from emerging nuclear experts covering topics such as nuclear policy and strategies, arms control and proliferation challenges, technology and capabilities, and deterrence. The conference is off the record. Day 1 Registration Day 2 Registration Day 1: May 5, 2021 10:30 AM-1:00 PM 10:30 AM PANEL 1: NUCLEAR DETERRENCE AND POSTURE TODAY Moderator: Bryn Wollacott Policy Analyst, Defense Strategy and Policy, Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. Madman Diplomacy and Deterrence Failure Henry Gilchrist, US Air Force Academy The Erosion of Traditional Nuclear Deterrence: How Technological Advancements Threaten the Managed System of Deterrence Alice Spilman, Researcher at BASIC and PhD Candidate, University of Birmingham India’s Evolving Strategic Forces Tyler Sagerstrom, Research Assistant, South Asia Program, Stimson Center The Conventional Force Perspective: Nuclear Integration In Doctrine, Concepts, and Exercises Adam Saxton, Research Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies 12:15 KEYNOTE ADDRESS Admiral Charles “Chas” A. Richard, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command Day 2: May 6, 2021 10:00 AM PANEL 2: CHALLENGES OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGY Moderator: Dr. Sarah Shirazyan Lecturer in Law, Stanford Law School and Content Policy, Facebook Emerging Technologies, Accidents, and Nuclear Risk Lauren Kahn, Research Fellow, Perry World House, University of Pennsylvania Emerging Tech and the Threat of Proliferation Chris Meskauskas, Instructor, USAF Implementing Holistic Advanced Manufacturing in the U.S. Nuclear Enterprise Kathryn Dura, Intelligence Analyst, U.S. Navy 11:35 PANEL 3: DEEP DIVE INTO HYPERSONIC MISSILES AND AI Moderator: Dr. James Johnson Assistant Professor, School of Law & Government, Dublin City University and Non-Resident Fellow, Modern War Institute, West Point Hypersonic Missile Defence: Stopping the Unstoppable Aaron Kennedy, Graduate Systems Engineer, Lockheed Martin Russian Hypersonic Boost Glide Vehicles: ‘Boosting’ Putin’s National Security Strategy Julia Balm, PhD Candidate, King’s College London The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear Data and Virtual Reality Simulations Shahrukh Nasim, Project Manager, Department of Energy Organizational Challenges to AI Adoption: Implications for Strategic Forces Raymond Wang, PhD Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology