SCN: Public Forums on Post-9/11 Arms Control and Security Policy

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> The Union of Concerned Scientists is pleased to invite you to an 
> upcoming series of public forums to discuss the future of arms 
> control and weapons of mass destruction in the post-September 11 
> environment. As you may have heard, the Bush Administration is 
> planning changes in US nuclear policy, including developing new kinds 
> of nuclear weapons and revitalizing nuclear weapons production.
> 
> Admission to these events is free, and the speakers are very 
> knowledgeable. The forums--co-sponsored by UCS--should be of special 
> interest to our members and activists.
> 
> We hope you can attend.
> 
> Chris Turner
> 
> Outreach Coordinator
> UCS Global Security Program
> 
> 
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> 
> The UW Institute for Global and Regional Security Studies at the 
> Jackson School of International Studies, the Lawyers' Alliance for 
> World Security, the Abe Keller Peace Education Fund and the World 
> Affairs Council of Seattle present:
> 
> Arms Control, Disarmament and the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass 
> Destruction after September 11
> 
> A Series of Four Public Forums
> At the University of Washington, admission free
> 
> Co-sponsors: United Nations Association, Seattle Chapter, Washington 
> Council on International Trade, Washington Physicians for Social 
> Responsibility, Union of Concerned Scientists
> 
> For forty years, negotiated arms control and disarmament agreements 
> have been a key component of United States national security 
> strategy. Whether bilateral or multilateral, these agreements have 
> enhanced the framework of international law fashioned after World War 
> II and designed to prevent another world conflict. 
> *  With the Cold War now a decade in the past and a new global 
> struggle against terrorism in the forefront, do arms control and 
> disarmament agreements still have an important role to play? 
> *  What are the causes and the consequences of the impending U.S. 
> withdrawal from the ABM Treaty, and continued U.S. opposition to the 
> Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty? 
> *  Will informal, mutual yet unilateral nuclear weapons reductions 
> replace formal treaties? 
> *  What will happen to U.S. programs to assist Russian efforts to 
> control their nuclear infrastructure?  
> *  Will international agreements to prevent the global spread of 
> weapons of mass destruction wither away? 
> Four expert veterans from the arms control and disarmament community 
> will address these issues from the standpoint of those who have been 
> on the inside of that effort.
> 
> I. Friday, April 5, 7:30 pm, Kane Hall 110, University of Washington
> "Is There a Future for Arms Control and Disarmament?"
> Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr., Executive Director of the Lawyers' 
> Alliance for World Security and 27-year architect of arms control 
> negotiations.
> 
> II. Friday, April 26, 7:30pm, Kane Hall 110, University of Washington
> "Scrapping the ABM Treaty: Why, and What Next?"
> John Rhinelander, Board of Directors of the Arms Control Association, 
> legal expert at the ABM Treaty negotiations 
> 
> III. Friday, May 10, 7:30pm, Kane Hall 110, University of Washington
> "Helping Russia to Control Its Nuclear Infrastructure"
> Laura Holgate, Vice President for Russia Programs of the Nuclear 
> Threat Initiative, former manager of the Cooperative Threat Reduction 
> Program
> 
> IV. Friday, May 31, 7:30pm, Kane Hall 110, University of Washington
> "The U.S. Nuclear Posture Review and Weapons Reductions 
> Announcements: Where Do We Go from Here?"
> Robert McNamara, former Secretary of Defense, arms control expert
> 
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