PONI Debates the Issues Live Debate

PONI Debates the Issues is proud to officially announce its first live debate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) from 5:30-7:00 p.m. on February 12, 2009 in the B1 conference center.  The debate will be the first in a series of live debates we are hosting at CSIS as an extension of the blog to help foster in-depth discussion and debate on important nuclear issues.  This debate will address the following topic:

Resolved: the United States Federal government should provide the requested funding for the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) program.

The debate will feature two extremely qualified experts on the issue. Taking the pro side of the argument that RRW should be funded will be Clark Murdock, director of PONI and Senior Adviser at CSIS. Taking the con side of the argument that RRW should not be funded will be Joseph Cirincione, President of the Ploughshares Fund. This opening debate will also congruently serve as the PDTI launch party and will include appetizers, refreshments, and an open bar. To RSVP for the event, contact the PONI blog here.  Due to the expected turnout for the event, RSVPs will be granted on a first come, first serve basis so we encourage you to sign up as quickly as you can.