Nuclear Weapons
Events
Manufacturing Possibility Report Release
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
The Henry L. Stimson Center Conference Room
The Cooperative Nonproliferation Program at the Stimson Center hosted its release of Manufacturing Possibility: Leveraging Resources to Meet Global Challenges, Promote Economic Development, and Prevent Proliferation. We were joined by Stanley Roth, Vice President of Asia for the Boeing Company, David Trudil, Executive Vice President of New Horizons Diagnostic Corporation, Randi Levinas, Vice President of Policy and Programs at the US-Russia Business Council, and Anne Phillips from the Global Security Engagement and Cooperation Office at the Department of Energy.
The Nuclear Posture Review
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Senate Russell, Room 385
Dr. Janne Nolan, professor of International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh, and Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, New America Foundation, will join us for a discussion on the Nuclear Posture Review.
Tracking the Trade in Illicit Nuclear Weapons
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room S120
David Albright, president of the Institute for Science and International Security, physicist, and former UN weapons inspector, will join us for a discussion on the illicit trade in nuclear weapons.
The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program and the Future of the US Nuclear Arsenal
Monday, July 23, 2007
Senate Russel, Room 188
Dr. Robert Nelson, Senior Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists, Global Security Program, will join us to discuss the Department of Energy's plans to design and build a new family of nuclear warheads under the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) program.
The Next 100 Project: Addressing the Nexus of Security and Development
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Hotel Silken Berlaymont, Brussels
In June 2007, the Cooperative Nonproliferation Program held a workshop in Brussels on facilitating implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540.
The Coalition for Security and Competitiveness
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Stimson Center Conference Room A
The Henry L. Stimson Center's Cooperative Nonproliferation Program hosted a briefing on export control reform by the Coalition for Security and Competitiveness.
Nonproliferation Landscape: An EU Perspective
Thursday, May 17, 2007
House Capitol, Room HC 7
German Ambassador Friedrich Gröning, Commissioner of the Federal Government for Disarmament and Arms Control, will join us for a broad discussion of nonproliferation and how it is perceived by the European Union Presidency.
Nuclear Black Markets: Pakistan, A.Q. Khan and the Rise of Proliferation Networks
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room SC 4
Mark Fitzpatrick, Senior Fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, will join us for a discussion on Pakistan's nuclear program, the A.Q. Khan network, and the illicit trade in fissile materials.
Reliable Replacement Warhead and the Future U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex
Friday, April 20, 2007
Senate Capitol, Room SC 4
John Harvey, Director, Policy Planning Staff of the National Nuclear Security Administration, discusses plans for the future of the U.S. nuclear weapons program.
Nuclear Rollback
Monday, April 16, 2007
U.S. Capitol, Room HC-7
Rebecca Hersman, Senior Research Fellow at the National Defense University, presents an overview of conclusions stemming from the WMD Center's Nuclear Rollback Study.
North Korea: Nuclear Agreement and Beyond
Thursday, March 22, 2007
House Longworth, Room 1116
Selig Harrison, Asia Program Director at Center for International Policy, discusses the recent North Korean nuclear agreement.
Lessons from the First 50 Years of Space
Friday, February 9, 2007
Security for a New Century
Clay Moltz, Deputy Director, Center for Nonproliferation Studies, and David Wright, Co-Director and Senior Scientist for the Global Security program, Union of Concerned Scientists, discuss space weapons and the recent Chinese test.
International Nuclear Forensics Regime
Friday, February 2, 2007
Security for a New Century
Daniel H. Chivers and Jonathan S. Snider from the University of California discuss options for accelerated national and international efforts to develop nuclear forensic capabilities to attribute interdicted and post-detonation nuclear material samples to their source.
The Future of US Nonproliferation Programs in the 110th Congress
Thursday, February 1, 2007
The Henry L. Stimson Center Conference Room
The Cooperative Nonproliferation Program released two new publications that detail politically feasible ways the US Government can improve its threat reduction and nonproliferation programs.
Consequences of Nuclear Terrorism in Pakistan
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Stimson Conference Center
Visiting Fellow Abdul Mannan presented his research on securing civilian nuclear materials during transport inside Pakistan.
The Next 100 Project: Building a Global Toolkit to Support 1540 Implementation
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
United Nations Headquarters, New York City
The Cooperative Nonproliferation Program convened representatives from over fifty countries at UN Headquarters in New York to discuss ways to enhance the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540.
A Nuclear Fuel Bank: Risk and Response in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Senate Capitol, Room SC 4
Lawrence Scheinman, Distinguished Professor of the Monterey Institute Center for Non Proliferation Studies, and Laura Holgate, Vice President for Russia/New Independent States Programs, Nuclear Threat Initiative, discuss the concept of a nuclear fuel bank to assure the international supply of nuclear fuel.
The Next One Hundred Project Launch
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Stimson Center Conference Room
The Cooperative Nonproliferation program launched its Next One Hundred Project on implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540.
Russian Views on Space Security
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Stimson Conference Center
Alexei Arbatov and Gen. Vladimir Dvorkin of the Carnegie Moscow Center gave a presentation and answered questions on the current state of Russian civilian and military space programs.
Beyond Nuclear Deterrence: Transforming the U.S.-Russian Equation
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Alexei Arbatov, Carnegie Moscow Center and Major General Vladimir Dvorkin discuss U.S. Russian relations and nuclear deterrence.
From Rocks to Juice: An Overview of Nuclear Power
Monday, September 18, 2006
Benn Tannenbaum of the American Association for the Advancement of Science discusses civilian nuclear power.
Dealing with Iran's Nuclear Aspirations
Monday, September 11, 2006
House Capitol, Room HC 6
George Perkovich, Vice President for Global Security and Economic Development and Director of the Nonproliferation program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Karim Sadjadpour, Iran Analyst for the International Crisis Group discusses Iran's nuclear calculus and U.S. policy options.
Understanding the GCC Perceptions of Iran's Nuclear Program
Friday, September 8, 2006
The Henry L. Stimson Center
featuring Afshin Molavi, Frederic Wehrey and Emile El-Hokayem
Regional Implications of the US-India Nuclear Deal
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Stimson Conference Center
Stimson Center Visiting Fellow Wing Commander Adil Sultan presented his research on the Regional Implications of the US-India Nuclear Deal.
US-India Nuclear Cooperation
Monday, June 12, 2006
Cannon Building, Room 121
Michael A. Levi and Charles D. Ferguson from the Council on Foreign Relations discuss the recent nuclear deal concluded between the Bush administration and the government of India.
Iran's Nuclear Ambitions: US and Russian Perspectives
Tuesday, May 2, 2006
The Henry L. Stimson Center Conference Room
With Dr. Victor Mizin, Visiting Fellow at the Stimson Center and Vice-President of the independent Institute for Strategic Assessments in Russia
India after the US-India Nuclear Initiative
Wednesday, December 7, 2005
Stimson Conference Center
The Stimson Center hosted Amb. T.P. Sreenivasan and Dr. M.R. Srinivasan at a joint Stimson - Brookings - Carnegie event on the India-US nuclear initiative.
Breakfast with Nikolai Ponomarev-Stepnoi
Thursday, December 1, 2005
The Henry L. Stimson Center Conference Room
With Nikolai Nikolaevich Ponomarev-Stepnoi, Vice President of the Kurchatov Institute in Moscow
Denying Armageddon: Preventing Terrorist Use of Nuclear Weapons
Monday, November 14, 2005
Russell Senate Office Building, Room 188
With Dr. Michael Hynes, Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation.
The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, Article IV and Iran
Monday, June 6, 2005
Russell Senate Building, Room 188
With Larry Scheinman, Advisor to the Expert Group on nuclear fuel cycles, and Dan Poneman, former Senior Director of the NSC for nonproliferation issues.
The Future of the Russia’s Nuclear Industry: Next Steps for Engagement
Thursday, June 2, 2005
Dirksen 419
With Igor Kudrik, editor-in-chief of Bellona Web of The Bellona Foundation in Norway.
The Global Partnership Against WMD Proliferation
Monday, May 16, 2005
Senate Dirksen, Room 106
With Chris Shapardanov, Director, Global Partnership Bureau, Foreign Affairs Canada; and Laura Holgate, Vice President for Russia/Newly Independent States at the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
A World of Nuclear Crisis
Thursday, May 5, 2005
Rayburn 2456
With Joseph Cirincione.
Monitoring Nuclear Weapons and Materials: An Assessment of Methods and Capabilities
Wednesday, May 4, 2005
Dirksen 419
With General William Burns (USA, retired) and Steve Fetter, Professor at the University of Maryland.
The Global Threat Reduction Initiative
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 628
With Assistant Secretary Paul Longsworth, Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation.
The Changing Nuclear Threat
Friday, February 4, 2005
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 406
With Dr. Sig Hecker, former Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Escalation Control in a Nuclear Environment
Wednesday, November 17, 2004
New Delhi, India
The Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies and the Henry L. Stimson Center co-sponsored an event on "Escalation Control in a Nuclear Environment" in New Delhi.
Protecting Against Nuclear Terrorist Attacks
Wednesday, August 25, 2004
With Dr. Charles Ferguson, Scientist-in-Residence, Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies.
Vulnerabilities and Challenges in Asia: Critical issues in U.S.-Japan Cooperation for Homeland Security and Nonproliferation
Tuesday, August 24, 2004
Board Room
Mr. Katsuhisa Furukawa (Senior Research Associate, Monterey Institute of International Studies), discussed his ideas on critical issues for U.S.-Japan cooperation in homeland security and nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction.