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The Politics of Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century

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12/15/2011, 09:00am-11:30am Location: UC Washington Center, 1608 Rhode Island Avenue NW, Washington, DC Open to: Public

IGCC and the UC Washington Center cordially invite you to a policy discussion:

The Politics of Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century: Policy Implications of the 'New Wave' of Nuclear Proliferation Research

IGCC Nuclear Security D.C Policy Series
Partially funded by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York

Please RSVP, acceptances only, to Laura Martin at lauramartin@ucsd.edu or phone (202) 974-6295

Agenda

9.00 am Arrival, Continental Breakfast
9:25 am Welcome: Robert Brown, PPNT Program Director, IGCC
9:30 am Panel Introduction: The Politics of Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century: Policy Implications of the 'New Wave' of Nuclear Proliferation Research

Erik Gartzke (University of California, San Diego)
Matthew Kroenig (Georgetown University)
9:45 am Panel: "With a Little Help from My Friends" Causes of Nuclear Proliferation

Chair: Matthew Fuhrmann (Texas A&M)

Alex Montgomery (Reed College)
You’re Doing it Wrong:  Competence as a Barrier to Nuclear Weapons Acquisition

Jeff Kaplow (University of California, San Diego) and Robert Brown (Temple University)
Talking Peace, Spreading Weapons: The IAEA and proliferation

Bryan Early (SUNY Albany) and Christopher Way
Launching Nukes and Nuclear Weapons Programs: The Spread of Ballistic Missile Technology and Nuclear Weapons Proliferation
10.45 am Commentary: Mona Dreicer (Deputy Program Leader for Nonproliferation and Arms Control, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
11:00 am Q&A for all panelists
11:30 am Conclusion