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Nuclear Calendar – Quakers

November 10, 2013

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Oct. 31-Nov. 11 House of Representatives Veterans Day recess.
Nov. 11 5:00-6:30 p.m., Harald Müller and Carmen Wunderlich, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, book launch of “Norm Dynamics in Multilateral Arms Control.” Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Andromeda Tower, Floor 13, Donau-City-Strasse 6, Vienna. RSVP online.
Nov. 11 Yukiya Amano, Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency, meets with senior Iranian officials for negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program. Tehran.
Nov. 11 Veterans Day (federal holiday).
Nov. 12 8:00-9:30 a.m., Paul Ingram, British American Security Information Council, and Peter Huessy, GeoStrategic Analysis, “Cost and Benefits to U.S. Strategic Interests from U.K. Renewal of Trident.” Sponsored by the British American Security Information Council. At the Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP by Nov. 7 to Kate Nelson by email or at (202) 546-8055, ext. 105.
Nov. 12 9:00 a.m.-3:15 p.m., Atlantic Council and the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, “NATO’s Deterrence and Collective Defense.” Atlantic Council, 12th Floor, 1030 15th St., NW, Washington. RSVP online.
Nov. 12 5:30-8:00 p.m., Joe Cirincione, Ploughshares Fund, “Nuclear Nightmares: Real Threats, Real Solutions.” Sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana. At the Marriott Downtown, 280 W. Jefferson St., Louisville, KY. Register online.
Nov. 13 10:00 a.m., House Foreign Affairs Committee, hearing on “Examining Nuclear Negotiations: Iran After Rouhani’s First 100 Days,” with Mark Dubowitz, Foundation for Defense of Democracies; Danielle Pletka, American Enterprise Institute; and Colin Kahl, Georgetown University. 2172 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website.
Nov. 13 10:00 a.m., House-Senate conference committee continues on the budget resolution, H.Con.Res. 25 and S.Con.Res. 8. 1100 Longworth House Office Building, Washington.
Nov. 13 10:00-11:30 a.m., Eben Harrell, Harvard University; and David Hoffman, Washington Post, “The Nuclear Crisis at Plutonium Mountain: Two Journalists’ Tale.” Harvard University, Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369, Cambridge, MA.
Nov. 13 6:30-8:00 p.m., screening of Pictures from a Hiroshima Schoolyard. National Press Club, Holeman Lounge, 13th Floor, 529 14th St., NW, Washington. Register online.
Nov. 13-14 Arab Institute for Security Studies “WMDFZ in the Middle East–Impact on Global Non-proliferation Efforts.” University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Nov. 14 9:00-10:30 a.m., Lora Saalman, Carnegie Endowment, “China’s Views on Prompt Global Strike Technologies.” Carnegie Endowment, 1779 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington. RSVP online.
Nov. 14 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m., George Washington University, “Central Asia, Iran and the Nuclear Landscape in Asia,” with 11 speakers. George Washington University, Lindner Family Commons, Room 602, 1957 E St., NW, Washington. RSVP online.
Nov. 14 9:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, “Communicating Catastrophe.” At the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1200 New York Ave., NW, Washington. To RSVP, fill out this form and send to Lisa McCabe by email.
Nov. 14 12:30-1:30 p.m., Laura Rozen, Al-Monitor; and Barbara Slavin, Atlantic Council, “Reporting on Iran.” American Security Project, Seventh Floor, 1100 New York Ave., NW, Washington. RSVP by Nov. 12 online.
Nov. 14 4:30 p.m., Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center, “Underestimated: Our Not So Peaceful Nuclear Future.” Institute of World Politics, 1521 16th St., NW, Washington. RSVP to Katie Bridges by email.
Nov. 14 U.N. Office for Disarmament Affairs and the South Korean Government, “U.N.-ROK Joint Conference on Disarmament and Nonproliferation Issues.” Jeju, South Korea.
Nov. 14-17 Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quakers), lobby day (Nov. 14) and annual meeting (Nov. 14-17). Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle, Washington.
Nov. 16 Special election for the Louisiana 5th Congressional District to replace former Rep. Rodney Alexander.
Nov. 18 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Bruce Goodwin, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, “The Impact of Asymmetry and Risk on the Path to Nuclear Arms Reductions.” Stanford University, Encina Hall Central, CISAC Conference Room, Second Floor, 616 Serra St., Palo Alto, CA.
Week of Nov. 18 Senate floor action on the defense authorization bill, S. 1197, which includes the nuclear weapons and nuclear nonproliferation programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Broadcast and webcast on C-SPAN2.
Nov. 20 Noon-1:30 p.m., James Lebovic, George Washington University, “Flawed Logics: Strategic Nuclear Arms Control from Truman to Obama.” George Washington University, Linder Family Commons, Room 602, 1957 E St., NW, Washington. RSVP online.
Nov. 20 Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif continues talks with European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and officials from China, France, Germany, Russia, United Kingdom and United States on Iran’s nuclear program. Geneva.
Nov. 20 30th anniversary of the broadcast of The Day After, a TV movie that depicted a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Nov. 21 Noon-1:00 p.m., Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (NE); Guy Roberts, NATO; Thomas Scheber, National Institute for Public Policy; and Rebeccah Heinrichs, Heritage Foundation, “Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century.” Heritage Foundation, Lehrman Auditorium, 214 Massachusetts Ave., NE, Washington. RSVP online.
Nov. 21 3:30-5:00 p.m., James Cameron and Barton Bernstein, Stanford University, “The Development of U.S. Missile Defense Policy, 1961-1972.” Stanford University, CISAC Conference Room, Encina Hall Central, Second Floor, 616 Serra St., Palo Alto, CA.
Nov. 22-Dec. 1 House of Representatives Thanksgiving recess. (The Senate has not scheduled its recess yet.)
Nov. 25 Noon, Benjamin Friedman and Christopher Preble, Cato Institute, “Rethinking U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy.” Sponsored by Cato Institute. B-369 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. RSVP by noon Nov. 22 online.
Nov. 25-26 Finland, Arab countries, Iran, Israel, Russia, United Kingdom and United States meet to continue discussions on a conference on a WMD-free zone in the Middle East. Glion, Switzerland.
Nov. 25-29 International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting. Vienna.
Nov. 27 Hanukkah begins at sundown. Through Dec. 5.
Nov. 28 Thanksgiving (holiday).
Nov. 29 Interparliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States, “International Conference Nuclear Security in Today’s World: Role of Parliamentarians in Nuclear Disarmament and Non-proliferation.” St. Petersburg, Russia.
Nov. or Dec. Senate Armed Services Committee, hearing on the nomination of Madelyn Creedon to be Principal Deputy Administrator for the National Nuclear Security Administration (estimate). Room TBA, Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website.
Nov. or Dec. Senate Banking Committee, markup of a new Iran sanctions bill (possible). 538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington.
Nov. or Dec. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, hearing on a bill to authorize the extension of the Agreement for Cooperation between the United States and South Korea on the Civil Uses of Nuclear Energy, through March 19, 2016, H.R. 2449 (estimate). 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website.
Nov. or Dec. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, hearing on the nomination of Puneet Talwar to be Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs (estimate). 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website.
Nov. or Dec. Senate vote on the nomination of Lt. Gen. Frank Klotz (retired) to be Administrator for the National Nuclear Security Administration (estimate). Broadcast and webcast on C-SPAN2.
Nov. or Dec. Senate vote on the nomination of Beth Robinson to be Undersecretary of Energy (estimate). Broadcast and webcast on C-SPAN2.
Nov. or Dec. Senate votes on the nominations of Rose Gottemoeller to be Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, Frank Rose to be Assistant Secretary of State for Verification and Compliance and Adam Scheinman to be Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation (estimates). Broadcast and webcast on C-SPAN2.
Nov. or Dec. Senate floor action on the defense appropriations bill, S. 1429 (possible). Broadcast and webcast on C-SPAN2.
Nov. or Dec. Adm. Cecil Haney takes office as Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, NE.
Dec. 1 Yukiya Amano begins a second, four-year term as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Vienna.
Dec. 2 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Jim Lund, Sandia National Laboratories, “The Limitations of Deploying Nuclear Detectors at Ports.” Stanford University, Encina Hall Central, Second Floor, 616 Serra St., Palo Alto, CA.
Dec. 2 4:00 p.m., Paul Walker, Global Green USA, receives a Right Livelihood Award for his work to rid the world of chemical weapons. Swedish Parliament, Stockholm, Sweden.
Dec. 2 Office of Management and Budget returns amended budget requests to federal agencies for fiscal year 2015, known as budget passbacks (tentative; may be delayed). Final budgets will be submitted to Congress on Feb. 3 (also tentative; may be delayed).
Dec. 2-6 Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons annual meeting. The Hague, Netherlands.
Dec. 3 Joseph Cirincione, Ploughshares Fund, book discussion of Nuclear Nightmares: Securing the World Before It Is Too Late. World Affairs Council of the Florida Palm Beaches, Boynton Beach, FL.
Dec. 4 Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter leaves office.
Dec. 4 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Robert Joseph, former Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security; other speakers to be announced, “Missile Defenses and American Security.” Hosted by American Foreign Policy Council. At SVC 201-00 Capitol Visitor Center, Washington. RSVP by email or at (202) 543-1006.
Dec. 5 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Joseph Cirincione, Ploughshares Fund, book discussion of Nuclear Nightmares: Securing the World Before It Is Too Late. Hosted by World Affairs Council of Charlotte. At the Hilton Charlotte Center City, 222 E. Trade St., Charlotte, NC. Register online.
Dec. 5-6 Emil Touma Institute for Palestinian and Israeli Studies, “For A Nuclear Weapons and Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone,” international conference. Haifa, Israel.
Dec. 6 6:00 p.m., Joseph Pilat, Los Alamos Laboratory; Odette Jankowitsch, International Atomic Energy Agency; and Elisabeth Röhrlich, University of Vienna, “Sixty Years of Atoms for Peace.” Sponsored by the Wilson Center. At the Bruno Kreisky Forum for International Dialogue, Armbrustergasse 15, Vienna.
Dec. 8 60th anniversary of President Eisenhower’s “Atoms for Peace” speech to the United Nations.
Dec. 9-10 Joseph Cirincione, Ploughshares Fund, book discussion of Nuclear Nightmares: Securing the World Before It Is Too Late. Carnegie Council of New York, Merrill House, 170 East 64th St., New York.
Dec. 9-13 Biological Weapons Convention annual meeting. Geneva.
Week of Dec. 9 House and Senate floor action on the conference report on the budget resolution for fiscal year 2014, H.Con.Res. 25 and S.Con.Res. 8 (possible). Broadcast and webcast on C-SPAN and C-SPAN2.
Dec. 10 1:00 p.m. Norwegian time (7:00 a.m. EST), Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. City Hall, Oslo, Norway.
Dec. 10 Special election for the Massachusetts 5th Congressional District to replace former Rep. and now Sen. Ed Markey.
Dec. 13 Due date for Congress to adopt a House-Senate conference committee report on a budget resolution for fiscal year 2014.
Dec. 13 House of Representatives target adjournment.
Dec. 15-16 Joseph Cirincione, Ploughshares Fund, book discussion of Nuclear Nightmares: Securing the World Before It Is Too Late. Epiphany Seattle, 1805 38th Ave., Seattle.
Dec. 16-20 Wilton Park, “Towards the 2015 NPT Review Conference.” At Wiston House, Steyning, West Sussex, United Kingdom. Register online.
Dec. 17 Special election for the Alabama 1st Congressional District to replace former Rep. Jo Bonner.
Dec. 17-18 Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI), “2013 PONI Fall Conference.” Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1616 Rhode Island Ave., NW, Washington. Registration TBA.
Dec. 21 75th anniversary of the discovery of nuclear fission by Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassman. Berlin.
Dec. 22 Third anniversary of Senate ratification of the New START Treaty on a vote of 71 to 26. The treaty reduces the maximum number of deployed strategic nuclear weapons by the United States and Russia from 2,200 to 1,550 each.
Dec. 25 Christmas (holiday).
Dec. House-Senate conference committee finishes the defense authorization bill, H.R. 1960 and S. 1197, which includes the nuclear weapons and nuclear nonproliferation programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration (estimate).
Dec. U.S. Air Force test launches a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (estimate) from Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA, toward the Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, Central Pacific Ocean.
Dec. U.S.-Russian “Megatons to Megawatts” agreement, managed by USEC, expires.
Dec. Russia flight tests the new RS-26 “Rubezh” ICBM. Kapustin Yar Missile Test Range, Russia.
TBA President Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Sen. Dick Luger (IN) and other recipients. White House, Washington.
TBA Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Tehran.
TBA Russian navy test launches its Bulava ballistic missile from the submarine Dmitry Donskoy. From the White Sea to targets at the Kura Test Range, Kamchatka, Russia.
TBA National Nuclear Security Administration issues the draft Site-wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Sandia National Laboratories, CA and NM.
TBA National Nuclear Security Administration issues the draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on the Production of Tritium in a Commercial Light Water Reactor.
TBA National Nuclear Security Administration issues the final Surplus Plutonium Disposition Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, SC.
TBA National Nuclear Security Administration issues the record of decision for the site-wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Nevada National Security Site.

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