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Nuclear Weapons in a New Century: Facing the Emerging Challenges

March 6 and 7, 2007
Covel Commons, UCLA Campus

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Conference Schedule

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

4:00   

Conference Opening Session - Covel Commons, Grand Horizon Ballroom

  • Hosted by General (Ret.) Wesley Clark and Kal Raustiala
  • Keynote Speaker:  William Perry, Former Secretary of Defense
  • Moderated by David Sanger, NY Times

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

 

All Day Conference – Covel Commons, 3rd Floor

7:45  
  • Continental Breakfast
  • On-site check-in for pre-registered guests
8:15 Opening Remarks
8:30-10

Plenary Panel Discussion - Is Proliferation Inevitable? And Do We Need a New Regime to Manage It?

  • Tom Schelling, Maryland
  • Al Carnesale, UCLA
  • George Miller, Livermore Lab
  • Etel Solingen, UC Irvine
  • Shirley Jackson, RPI.
  • Moderated by Doyle McManus, LA Times
10:15-11:15

Breakout Sessions – Regional Threats

Regional Threats – Iran
  • Scott Sagan, Stanford
  • Abbas Milani, Hoover Institution
  • Nikki Keddie, UCLA
  • Moderated by Gen. Lee Butler, Ret.
Regional Threats – North Korea
  • Susan Shirk, UCSD/IGCC
  • Robert Templer, International Crisis Group
  • Ashton Carter, Harvard
  • Moderated by Lee Feinstein, CFR
Regional Threats – India & Pakistan
  • Greg Treverton, RAND
  • Neil Joeck, Livermore Lab/Berkeley
  • Gen. Ferouz Khan, Naval Postgrad School
  • Moderated by Peter Kovach, UCLA/State Dept
11:30-12:30

Breakout Sessions – Other Challenges

Does Peaceful Use of Nuclear Power Spur Proliferation?
  • Raymond Juzaitis, Livermore Lab
  • Shirley Jackson, RPI
  • Moderated by George Miller, Livermore
Revamping U.S. Force Structure
  • Liz Sherwood-Randall, Stanford
  • Ron Lehman, Livermore
  • Ash Carter, Harvard
  • Moderated by Gen. Lee Butler
Nuclear Terrorism: Risks and Realities
  • Dan Chivers, Berkeley
  • Michael Levi, CFR
  • Brian Jenkins, RAND
  • Moderated by Amy Zegart, UCLA
12:30-2:00  Lunch Break – Covel Commons Cafeteria
12:30 – 2:00

Private Luncheon – by Invitation Only

  • Keynote address:  Robert Joseph, Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security
2:15-3:15

Breakout Sessions - Addressing the New Proliferation Threats

International Agreements: Can the NPT be Modernized?
  • David Koplow, Georgetown
  • Jack Beard, UCLA
  • Richard Falk, UC Santa Barbara
  • Moderated by Neil Joeck, Livermore/Berkeley
Unilateral Action: Preemption & Prevention
  • Yoram Dinstein, Tel Aviv
  • Bob Powell, Berkeley
  • Tom Schelling, Maryland
  • Moderated by Mike Intrilligator, UCLA
Ad Hoc Multilateralism: The Security Council, Sanctions & Interdiction
  • Dan Drezner, Fletcher
  • Peter Cowhey, UCSD
  • Lee Feinstein, CFR
  • Moderated by Etel Solingen, UC Irvine
3:30-5:00

Plenary Panel Discussion - Challenges for the Next Administration

  • Doyle McManus, LA Times
  • Joseph Cirincione, Center for American Progress
  • Ashton Carter, Harvard
  • Phillip Bobbitt, U Texas Law School
  • Susan Shirk, UCSD/IGCC
  • Moderated by General (Ret.) Wesley Clark
5:15

Closing Reception, Covel Commons Terrace