The Politics of Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century
Around the Campuses, UCDC

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 |
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