Nuclear Calendar -- September 13, 2010 (FCNL)

September 13, 2010 (World News Trust) -- Friends Committee on National Legislation

Sept. 12-15 U.S. special envoy for North Korea Stephen Bosworth, U.S. representative to the six-party nuclear talks Sung Kim, and National Security Council Asia specialist Daniel Russell meet with South Korean, Japanese, and Chinese officials to discuss the resumptions of talks on North Korea's nuclear program. Seoul (Sept. 12-13), Tokyo (Sept. 14), and Beijing (Sept. 15).

Sept. 13 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., John Doesburg, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, "Task Force--Elimination: Department of Defense's Lead for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)." Sponsored by the Howard Baker Center for Public Policy. At the UT Outreach Center, 1201 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN. RSVP by Sept. 8 to Betsy Harrell by email or at (865) 974-0931.

Sept. 13 Noon-1:30 p.m., Gen. Kevin Chilton, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, "Nuclear Deterrence, Arms Control, Missile Defense, and Defense Policy." Part of the NDUF-NDIA Seminar Series. At the Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP by noon, Sept. 10 to Elma Rhue by email. Transcript available online from National Security Reports.

Sept. 13 2:00-3:00 p.m., Rose Gottemoeller, Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, and Richard Burt, Global Zero, "A Discussion on the New START Treaty." Georgetown University, Copley Formal Lounge, 37th and O Sts., NW, Washington. RSVP online. Webcast on the Georgetown University website, but you must RSVP for the webcast in advance.

Sept. 13 2:00-4:00 p.m., Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center, "Missiles for Peace: Dual-Track Options." Carnegie Endowment, 1779 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington. RSVP online.

Sept. 13 2:30 p.m., Senate returns from summer recess.

Sept. 13 7:00-9:00 p.m., Sen. Richard Lugar (IN), "America and the New Nuclear Strategy." George Washington University, Jack Morton Auditorium, 805 21st St., NW, Washington. Event is full.

Sept. 13 Federal agencies submit their initial budgets for fiscal year 2012 to the Office of Management and Budget. (Final budgets will be submitted to Congress on Feb. 7.)

Sept. 13-17 International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting. Vienna, Austria.

Week of Sept. 13 Continued showing of the film Countdown to Zero in Tempe, AZ; Kansas City, MO; Columbus, OH; Nashville, TN; and San Antonio, TX. Tickets available online.

Week of Sept. 13 Workers' Party of (North) Korea meets to pick new leadership. Pyongyang, North Korea.

Sept. 14 8:00-9:00 a.m., Peppi DeBiaso, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, "Missile Defense Policy." Part of the NDUF-NDIA Seminar Series. At the Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP by Sept. 10 to Elma Rhue byemail. Transcript available online from National Security Reports.

Sept. 14 Noon-2:00 p.m., Amitai Etzioni, George Washington University; Robert Litwak, Wilson Center; and Ray Takeyh, Council on Foreign Relations, "Deterring a Nuclear Iran: Can It Be Done?" Wilson Center, Fifth Floor Conference Room, Regan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington. RSVP online. Webcast on the Wilson Center website.

Sept. 14 1:30-3:30 p.m., Mark Gunzinger, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA), "Sustaining America's Strategic Advantage in Long-Range Strike." Sponsored by CSBA. 2212 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. RSVP to CSBA by email.

Sept. 14 2:00 p.m., House of Representatives returns from summer recess.

Sept. 14 11:55 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Sept. 15, United for Peace and Justice Disarmament Working Group, protest against the launch of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. Vandenberg Air Force Base, front gate, north of Lompoc, CA.

Sept. 15 Time TBA, U.S. Air Force test launches a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. From Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA, toward Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands.

Sept. 15 10:00 a.m., Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, hearing on "Nuclear Terrorism: Strengthening Our Domestic Defenses," with Warren Stern, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, Homeland Security Department (DHS); Robin Kane, Transportation Security Administration, DHS; John Woods, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS; Todd Owen, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DHS; Rear Adm. Cari Thomas, U.S. Coast Guard; and Melissa Smislova, Associate Deputy Undersecretary of Homeland Security for Analysis. 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington. Video webcast on thecommittee website and audio webcast on CapitolHearings.org.

Sept. 15 Noon-1:30 p.m., Matthew Bunn, Harvard University, "Corruption: A Central Underappreciated Factor in Nuclear Proliferation." MIT, E40 496, Lucien Pye Conference Room, Cambridge, MA.

Sept. 15 Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov meets with Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Pentagon, Washington. The agenda includes missile defense, arms control, and other matters.

Sept. 15 5:00-7:00 p.m., Paula DeSutter, former Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation; and Steven Pifer, Brookings Institution, "Is New START Smart." Sponsored by the Hamilton Society. SAIS, Room 500, Bernstein-Offit Building, 1717 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington. RSVP by email.

Sept. 16 8:00-9:00 a.m., John Foster, member, Strategic Posture Commission, "Maintaining and Modernizing the Nuclear Enterprise." Part of the NDUF-NDIA Seminar Series. At the Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP by Sept. 14 to Elma Rhue by email. Transcript available online from National Security Reports.

Sept. 16 9:30 a.m., Senate Foreign Relations Committee, vote on the New START Treaty. Room TBA, Capitol Hill, Washington. May be video webcast on the committee website and audio webcast on CapitolHearings.org depending on room location.

Sept. 17 Noon-2:00 p.m., Mustafa Kibaroglu, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, "Turkey's Nuclear Future: A View from Ankara." Monterey Institute, CNS Seminar Room (D-100), 400 Pacific St., Monterey, CA.

Sept. 17 Due date for comments to the National Nuclear Security Administration on its intent to do a supplemental environmental impact status for surplus plutonium disposition. Comments can be submitted by email tospdsupplementaleis@saic.com.

Sept. 17 Additional release of the film Countdown to Zero in Colorado Springs, CO; Des Moines, IA; Fort Wayne, IN, and Burlington, VT. Tickets available online.

Sept. 17 Yom Kippur begins at sundown. Through Sept. 18.

Sept. 17-20 House of Representatives Yom Kippur recess.

Sept. 20 5:00 p.m., Albuquerque (NM) City Council votes on a resolution by Councilor Rey Garduño calling for an increase in funding for the Pantex Plant, TX, to dismantle additional nuclear weapons at the Kirtland Air Force Base, NM (Albuquerque City Council Resolution R-10-121). Webcast on the City of Albuquerque website.

Sept. 20-24 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Bruce MacDonald, U.S. Institute of Peace, and other speakers, "21st Century Issues in Strategic Arms Control and Nuclear Nonproliferation," U.S. Institute of Peace, 1200 17th St., NW, Suite 200, Washington. A free, non-specialist overview of strategic arms control and nuclear nonproliferation policy issues. Apply online. For information, contact Brian Rose by email.

Sept. 20-24 International Atomic Energy Agency annual general conference. Vienna, Austria

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