Program Related Event Feeds

PONI 2011 Capstone Conference

mark jansson — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:00:00 -0500

The Project on Nuclear Issues held its 2011 Capstone Conference on December 6, 2011 at Offutt AFB in Omaha, NE. Each year the PONI Capstone Conference brings together high-level experts from across the nuclear enterprise to hear and discuss some of the new ideas coming out of the PONI conference series.

PONI Debates the Issues: Damage Limitation

SSpies — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:00:00 -0400

The Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) hosted a debate on the importance of damage limitation options in U.S. nuclear war planning with Dr. Keir Lieber, an Associate Professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University, and Dr. James Acton, a Senior Associate in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

PONI 2011 Fall Conference

mark jansson — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 08:00:00 -0400

The Project on Nuclear Issues held its 2011 Fall Conference on September 8 – 9. The event, co-hosted by LLNL’s Center for Global Security Research, involved 120 participants and consisted of panel discussions covering a range of nuclear science and policy issues.

Beyond New START Report Launch

jwarden — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:00:00 -0400

Beyond New START: Advancing U.S. National Security Through Arms Control with Russia

Report Launch

Introduction: Clark Murdock, Director, Project on Nuclear Issues

Nuclear Weapon Fundamentals

mark jansson — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:00:00 -0400

Efforts to reduce the overall size of U.S. and Russian nuclear forces have brought increased attention to the issue of nuclear force maintenance and nuclear complex modernization. And the 2010 Nuclear Posture Review Report placed a strong emphasis on ensuring that the U.S. maintained a “safe, secure and effective” nuclear arsenal.

PONI 2011 Summer Conference

mark jansson — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:00:00 -0400

On July 7 - 8, the CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) hosted its 2011 Summer Conference. The event featured two days of panel discussions highlighting new thinking by rising experts in the field on key issues in nuclear science, policy and strategy.

UK Project on Nuclear Issues (UK PONI) Conference 2011

tdowds — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:00:00 -0400

The UK Project on Nuclear Issues (UK PONI) is a RUSI initiative to create an open forum for debate in the UK on issues surrounding the ownership of nuclear weapons, and foster mutual engagement between newcomers and established experts.

Lunch with Ambassador Robert Einhorn

mark jansson — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:30:00 -0400

Ambassador Robert Einhorn, Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control at the U.S.

Nuclear Targeting Seminar

tdowds — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:00:00 -0400

On April 14, CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) hosted a seminar on nuclear targeting. The seminar was led by Walt Slocombe, Linton Brooks, and Frank Miller – Nonresident Senior Advisors at CSIS – who shared their experiences in working on American nuclear policy. Miller provided an overview of the history of U.S.

PONI 2011 Spring Conference

mark jansson — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:00:00 -0400

The PONI Spring Conference was held from April 4-6, 2011 at the Nevada Support Facility (NSF), and marked the beginning of the 2011 conference series. The event featured two days of selected presentations from graduate students and young professionals in the field on a variety of policy and technical topics, breakout sessions, and an evening reception and dinner at the Atomic Testing Museum.

PONI Debates the Issues: New START

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:00:00 -0500

On November 30, 2010, the CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) hosted its tenth live debate as part of the " PONI Debates the Issues " series. The topic for the debate will be the New START Treaty. The speakers will be:

The Future of Nuclear Weapons and Missile Defense in NATO Security Strategy

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Discussion featuring:

Hon. Ellen Tauscher, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs

Amb. Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman, Munich Conference on Security Policy

Mr. Franklin Miller, Principal, The Scowcroft Group

2010 PONI Capstone Conference - Omaha, NE

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:00:00 -0400

The Capstone Conference on October 27th concluded the 2010 conference series. The event featured a selection of some of the best presentations from the three preceding regional conferences in Washington, Albuquerque and Aldermaston (UK). The capstone conference was unique in its level of participation from senior experts in the field, including those at U.S.

2010 PONI Fall Conference

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:00:00 -0400

The CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) held its Fall Conference at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) in Aldermaston, United Kingdom. We were excited to return to AWE after a tremendously successful event there in 2008.

Introducing the MA in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies at the Monterey Institute for International Studies

mark jansson — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:00:00 -0400

The Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) is hosting a lunch and informational session to learn more about a one of a kind nuclear weapons-focused graduate degree program at the Monterey Institute for International Studies.

2010 PONI Summer Conference

Andrew St. Denis — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:00:00 -0400

The CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) held its Summer Conference from July 22-23 at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM.

PONI Debates the Issues: The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:30:00 -0400

CSIS hosted the 9th

PONI Live Debate
College National Champions Edition

Thursday, June 10^th, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
CSIS B1 Conference Center
1800 K Street NW, Washington, DC, 20006

PONI Debates the Issues: U.S. Nuclear Declaratory Policy

Tue, 25 May 2010 13:00:00 -0400

PONI Debates the Issues will hosted the third event of the 2010 live debate series on Tuesday, May 25. The topic for the debate was U.S. nuclear declaratory policy. The speakers for the event were Scott Sagan, Co-Director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University and Keith Payne, CEO and President of the National Institute for Public Policy.

PONI Debates the Issues: The 2010 Nuclear Posture Review Report

mark jansson — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:30:00 -0400

The PONI Debates the Issues live debate series returned on Thursday, April 22^nd with a three-way debate on the content and implications of the recently released Nuclear Posture Review Report, which outlined the Obama Administration's position on the full range of nuclear weapons strategy and policy issues and continues to generate considerable debate within the nuclear policy co

2010 PONI Spring Conference - Washington, D.C.

Andrew St. Denis — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:00:00 -0400

The CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) held its Spring Conference from April 8-9 at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in downtown Washington, DC.

PONI U.S.-India Dialogue

Andrew St. Denis — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0400

The Project on Nuclear Issues will host a delegation of graduate students from India's Jawaharlal Nehru University to discuss key nuclear issues and build relationships with their counterparts in the United States.

PONI Debates the Issues: Nuclear Reductions

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:00:00 -0500

The CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) hosted the sixth event in a series of live debates that bring together top nuclear experts to debate key nuclear topics. The debate featured John Isaacs, Executive Director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and Baker Spring, F.M. Kirby Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation.

2009 PONI Capstone Conference - Omaha, NE

mark jansson — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:00:00 -0500

The 2009 PONI Capstone Conference will be held on December 15th at Offutt AFB in Omaha, NE. This event will concludes the 2009 conference series and will features a selection of the best presentations from the three preceding regional conferences in Annapolis, MD, San Diego, CA and London respectively. The conference agenda will be posted in early November.

Breakfast with Dr. John Harvey, "Managing the nuclear stockpile and modernizing the supporting infrastructure"

Andrew St. Denis — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:30:00 -0500

Please note that registration has been closed for this event due to high interest and limited seating capacity.

On December 3, the CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) is pleased to invite you to a breakfast discussion hosted by Dr. John Harvey. Dr. Harvey currently serves as Principal Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense. Dr. Harvey will be sharing reflections and insights from his extensive experience in nuclear weapons science and policy. PONI breakfast events are designed to provide an informal setting for young members to meet senior experts, learn from them, and engage them with questions. We hope that you will be able to join us for what will surely be an informative and fruitful discussion.

PDI Live Debate 5: John Steinbruner & Walter Slocombe on De-Alerting

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0500

The CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) hosts the fifth installment of the "PONI Debates the Issues" series. The live debate will feature Dr. John Steinbruner, Professor of Public Policy at the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland and Director of the Center for International and

2009 PONI Fall Conference - Royal Society, London

mark jansson — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:00:00 -0400

The Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) Fall Conference will be held on October 26 and 27 at the Royal Society in London, England. This will be the third of our three regional conferences leading up to our year-end Capstone Conference at U.S. Strategic Command on December 15th.

2009 PONI Summer Conference

mark jansson — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:00:00 -0400

The CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) will hold its Summer Conference on August 6-7 at the University of California, San Diego.

PDI Live Debate: Kimball & Rademaker on the CTBT

sherry — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:30:00 -0400

On May 13 The CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) hosted a live debate on whether or not the U.S. should ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). The debate on the CTBT was the third in an ongoing series of live debates held in conjunction with the PONI Debates the Issues blog. The resolved statement was as follows.

PDI Live Debate: Perkovich & Crouch on Global Zero

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:30:00 -0400

2009 PONI Spring Conference - U.S. Naval Academy

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500

The CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) held its Spring Conference on March 26-27 at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

PDI Live Debate: Murdock & Cirincione on the Reliable Replacement Warhead

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The launch of the PONI Debates The Issues Blog featuring a live debate on the merits of the:

Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) Program

PONI Breakfast with James Schlesinger

mark jansson — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:00:00 -0500

2008 PONI Capstone Conference - U.S. Strategic Command

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The PONI Capstone Conference was again hosted by U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base, NE on December 2nd.

2008 PONI Fall Conference - UK Atomic Weapons Establishment

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The UK Atomic Weapons Establishment hosted the 2008 Fall PONI Conference on October 9-10.

U.S.-UK Nuclear Cooperation: An Assessment and Future Prospects

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

As Britain and the US commemorate 50 years of their special nuclear relationship embodied in the Mutual Defense Agreement of 1958, CSIS and Chatham House collaborated on a Workshop Panel and book …

2008 PONI Summer Conference - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

mark jansson — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:00:00 -0400

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory hosted the 2008 PONI Summer Conference on June 19-20. The conference drew attendees from across the country and nuclear weapons enterprise, with strong representation from the three nuclear weapons laboratories.

Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East: The Challenges Ahead

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) hosted Nabil Fahmy, Egypt's ambassador to the United States, for a discussion of proliferation in the Middle East. Clark Murdock, PONI director and a senior adviser …

2008 PONI Spring Conference - U.S. Naval Academy

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The 2008 PONI Conference Series got underway on April 3 – 4 at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD.

PONI Breafkast with Harold Brown

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

On March 5, 2008, PONI hosted a breakfast with former secretary of defense, Dr. Harold Brown. Discussion centered on two of Dr. Brown's recent publications: "New Nuclear Realities" (Washington …