Week of March 5 | Israel Aerospace Industries test launches an Arrow 3 ballistic missile interceptor (estimate). Palmachim Air Force Base, Israel. |
March 7 | 10:00 a.m.-noon, Mark Minton, Korea Society, and seven other speakers, "The 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit: Peace and Security on the Korean Peninsula and Beyond." Sponsored by Columbia University. At the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies, 1161 Amsterdam Ave., New York. RSVP online. |
March 7 | 10:30 a.m., Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on the Navy budget, with Navy Secretary Ray Mabus; Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert, and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos. 192 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
March 7 | 6:00-8:30 p.m., Elbridge Colby, CNA; Jamie Fly, Foreign Policy Initiative; and Matthew Kroening, Georgetown University, "Time to Attack Iran? U.S. Policy and Iran's Nuclear Program." Sponsored by the Foreign Policy Initiative. At the Carnegie Endowment, 1779 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington. RSVP online. |
March 7-8 | G-8 Nuclear Safety and Security Group meeting. Washington. |
March 7-9 | Ri Yong Ho, North Korean nuclear negotiator; Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State; Sen. John Kerry (MA); Jim Steinberg, former Deputy Secretary of State; Don Gregg, former U.S. ambassador to South Korea; and Jim Laney, former U.S. ambassador to South Korea, attend a security conference sponsored by Syracuse University and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. New York. |
March 8 | 1:00 p.m., House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on the national security space activities budget, with Gen. William Shelton, Commander, Air Force Space Command; Gil Klinger, Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary for Space and Intelligence; Gregory Schulte, Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary for Space Policy; and Betty Sapp, Principal Deputy Director, National Reconnaissance Office. 2212 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
March 9 | 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Maj. Gen. William Chambers, Assistant Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, "Nuclear Deterrence in the Post, Post-Cold War Era." Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1800 K St., NW, Washington. RSVP to Stephanie Spies by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. |
March 9-18 | House of Representatives recess. |
March 10 | Ri Yong Ho, North Korean nuclear negotiator, and former U.S. government officials attend a "track II" conference sponsored by the National Committee on American Foreign Policy. New York. |
March 10 | 5:00 p.m., New York Peace Film Festival screening of Return to Hiroshima. All Souls Unitarian Church, 1157 Lexington Ave., New York. |
March 10 | 7:30 p.m., reading of Uranium + Peaches. Robeson Center, 102 Witherspoon St., Princeton, NJ. |
March 10 | 7:30 p.m., Paul Chappell, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation; Joanna Macy, author of Coming Back to Life: Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World; and Dennis Apel, "Your World: With or Without Nuclear Weapons." Cosponsored by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. Santa Barbara Public Library, Faulkner Gallery, 40 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA. |
March 11 | 3:30 p.m., New York Peace Film Festival screening of Atomic Mom. All Souls Unitarian Church, 1157 Lexington Ave., New York. |
March 11 | 5:00 p.m., New York Peace Film Festival screening of Who Will be Next? All Souls Unitarian Church, 1157 Lexington Ave., New York. |
March 11 | First anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear accident. Fukushima, Japan. |
March 12 | 6:00-8:00 p.m., Matthew Kroenig, Council on Foreign Relations, and Colin Kahl, Center for New American Security, "PONI Debates the Issues: Iran Strikes." Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1800 K St., NW, Washington. RSVP to David Slungaard by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. |
March 12 | 6:30-8:15 p.m., Peter Beinart, Steve Coll, and Afshin Molavi, New American Foundation, 'Iran and Israel: The New Cold War?" New America NYC, 199 Lafayette St., Suite 3B, New York. RSVP online. |
March 12 | Due date for comments on the scope of the Energy Department's Surplus Plutonium Disposition Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. Comments can be submitted by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. |
March 13 | 2:00 p.m., Kenneth Luongo, Partnership for Global Security; William Tobey, Harvard University; Michelle Cann, Partnership for Global Security; and Kelsey Davenport, Arms Control Association, "Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: The Seoul Nuclear Security Summit and Beyond." Sponsored by the Stanley Foundation. At the National Press Club, First Amendment Lounge, 13th Floor, 529 14th St., NW, Washington. Open to news media only. RSVP to Sean Harder by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. |
March 13-14 | British Prime Minister David Cameron meets with President Obama and other U.S. officials. Washington. |
March 14 | Time TBA, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water, hearing on the Energy Department budget, with Energy Secretary Steven Chu (tentative). Room TBA, Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
March 14 | 2:30 p.m., Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, hearing on “Managing Interagency Nuclear Nonproliferation Efforts: Are We Effectively Securing Nuclear Materials Around the World?” with Tom Countryman, Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation; Anne Harrington, Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration; Kenneth Handelman, Principle Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary for Global Strategic Affairs; Gene Aloise, Government Accountability Office; Page Stoutland, Nuclear Threat Initiative; and Ken Luongo, Partnership for Global Security. 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
March 14 | 3:00-5:00 p.m., screening of Hibakusha, Our Life to Live. Northeastern University, Room 90, Snell Library, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston. |
March 15 | 9:30 a.m., Senate Armed Services Committee, hearing on the Navy budget, with Raymond Mabus, Navy Secretary; Adm. Jonathan Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations; and Gen. James Amos, Marine Corp Commandant. G-50 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
March 15 | 12:15-1:30 p.m., Ebrahim Mohseni, University of Tehran, "The Iranian Nuclear Impasse: How Sanctions Affect Iran's Nuclear Policies." 1203 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD. |
March 17-20 | Friends Committee on National Legislation, spring lobby weekend. Washington. For information, contact Matt Southworth by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. |
March 18 | 2:00 p.m., screening of Hibakusha, Our Life to Live. Masonic Lodge, 58 Monument Square, Concord, MA. |
March 18-21 | Alliance for Nuclear Accountability, DC Days. Washington. |
March 19 | Noon-4:00 p.m., Military Operations Research Society, "Analytic Dynamics of Deterrence and Non-proliferation." Washington Navy Yard, Catering and Conference Center, 1454 Parsons Ave., SE, Building 211, Washington. Register online. Open to U.S. citizens only. |
Week of March 19 | House Budget Committee, markup of the budget resolution for fiscal year 2013 (estimate). 210 Cannon House Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
March 20 | 9:30 a.m., Senate Armed Services Committee, hearing on the Air Force budget, with Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz. G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
March 20-22 | 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Bruce MacDonald and Michael Lekson, U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), "China's Nuclear Posture, North Korea's Challenge, and U.S. National Security." USIP, 2301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington. Register online. |
March 21 | Time TBA, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water, hearing on the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) budget, with Thomas D'Agostino, Administrator, NNSA (tentative). Room TBA, Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
March 23 | 7:00 p.m., Helen Caldicott, co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility, "The Medical Implications of Fukushima, Nuclear Power and Nuclear Proliferation." Sponsored by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. Santa Barbara Public Library, Faulkner Gallery, 40 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA. |
March 23-26 | Ecumenical Advocacy Days. Doubletree Crystal City-National Airport Hotel, Arlington, VA (March 23-25), and Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 212 E. Capitol St., NE, Washington (March 26). |
March 24 | 5:30 p.m., screening of Countdown to Zero. Part of the Environmental Film Festival. AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, MD. Tickets may be purchased online. |
March 24-27 | J Street national conference. Washington. |
March 26 | House of Representatives floor action on the the budget resolution for fiscal year 2013. Broadcast and webcast on C-SPAN. |
March 26-27 | President Obama attends the Nuclear Security Summit. Seoul, South Korea. |
March 26-28 | American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Missile Defense Conference. Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington (closed). |
March 29 | 3:00-4:30 p.m., Jan Lodal, former Principal Deputy Undersecretary of Defense, “The Next Step in Arms Control: A Nuclear Control Regime.” Cosponsored by the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Daisy Alliance. Georgia Institute of Technology, Wardlaw Center, Gordy Room, 177 North Avenue, Atlanta. RSVP online. |
March 29 | 4:30-8:30 p.m., Helen Caldicott, former president of Physicians for Social Responsibility, address with the awarding of the John C. and Chara C Haas Award for International Peace and Social Justice. Sponsored by the Project for Nuclear Awareness. WHYY Hamilton Public Commons, Independence Mall West, 150 N. Sixth St., Philadelphia. Register online. |
March 29 | President Obama determines whether the price and supply of oil is sufficient for foreign countries and companies to reduce significantly their purchases of oil from Iran (Public Law 112-81, Sec. 1245). |
March 30 | 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Michael Adler, Wilson Center, and seven other speakers, "U.S. Policy Toward Iran: Prospects for Success--and for Failure." Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington. RSVP online. |
March 30 | Noon-1:30 p.m., Roger Cashmore, Oxford University, "Nuclear Power, Spent Fuel Management and Best Practice for Nonproliferation." Wilson Center, Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington |
March 30 | Conference on Disarmament first part for 2012 ends. Geneva. |
March 30-April 15 | House and Senate spring recess. (Senate recess begins March 31.) |
March 31 | National Nuclear Security Administration submits to Congress an annual report on its plutonium "pit" production plan (Senate Report 108-105, p. 110). |
March or April | Senate Armed Services Committee, hearing on the nomination of James Miller to be Undersecretary of Defense for Policy (estimate). Room TBA, Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
March or April | Senate Armed Services Committee, hearing on the nomination of Derek Chollet to be Assistant Defense Secretary for International Security Affairs (estimate). Room TBA, Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
March or April | Senate Foreign Relations Committee, hearing on the nomination of Joseph Macmanus to be ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (estimate). 419 Dickson Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
March or April | Senate floor vote on the nomination of Mark Lippert to Assistant Defense Secretary for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs (estimate). |
March or April | Defense Department completes its Nuclear Posture Review Implementation Study (estimate). |
March or April | National Academy of Sciences releases a report on Technical Issues Related to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (estimate). |
March or April | National Academy of Sciences reports to the Defense Department and Congress on boost-phase missile defense (Public Law 110-417, Sec. 232, date amended by Public Law 111-84, Sec. 239) (estimate). |
March or April | India test launches its new Agni V intermediate-range ballistic missile (estimate). Integrated Test Range, Wheeler Island, Orissa, India. |
April 2-20 | U.N. Disarmament Commission annual meeting. United Nations. |
April 5 | Third anniversary of President Obama's Prague speech on nuclear weapons. |
April 6 | Good Friday. |
April 6 | Passover begins at sundown. Through April 13. |
April 8 | Easter. |
April 8 | Second anniversary of the signing of the New START Treaty by President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Prague. |
April 9 | National Day of Nuclear Technology. Iran. |
April 10-12 | U.S. Army War College Annual Strategy Conference, "The Future of U.S. Grand Strategy in an Age of Austerity: Challenges and Opportunity." U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA. RSVP online. |
April 11 | South Korean National Assembly elections. |
April 12 | Director of National Intelligence submits to Congress an annual report on Iran's capability to produce nuclear weapons (50 U.S. Code Sec. 2367 note). |
April 16 | Sam Nunn/Bank of America Policy Forum. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. |
April 16 | 25th anniversary of the Missile Technology Control Regime. |
April 17 | 8:00-9:00 a.m., Sen. Jon Kyl (AZ), "Senate Perspectives on Iran, Missile Defense and Nuclear Deterrence." Part of the Breakfast Series at Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP online. |
April 17 | 3:00 p.m., House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on the nuclear enterprise, with witnesses TBA. 2212 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
April 17 | Global Day of Action on Military Spending. |
April 18-20 | 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI), "2012 PONI Spring Conference at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory." Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1800 K St., NW, Washington. |
April 22 | French presidential election (first round). |
April 24 | 8:00-9:00 a.m., Gary Samore, White House Coordinator for Arms Control and Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism, "WMD Proliferation Challenges " Part of the Breakfast Series at Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP online. |
April 28-May 6 | House and Senate recess. |
April 29 | 15th anniversary of the Chemical Weapons Convention entering into force. Also the due date for the United States and Russia to destroy their remaining stocks of chemical weapons. Both countries will miss the due date. |
April 30 | 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Jurgen Scheffran, International Network of Engineers and Scientists (INES); David Krieger, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation; Rob van Riet, World Future Council (WFC), "Nuclear Weapons and Climate Change." Sponsored by INES and WFC. Vienna International Centre, Room M2, Rotunda, Vienna. |
April 30-May 11 | Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) preparatory committee meeting for the 2015 review conference. Vienna. |
April | Senate Budget Committee, markup of the budget resolution for fiscal year 2013. 608 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
April | Iran resumes negotiations with the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany (P5+1) on its nuclear program (estimate). Ankara, Turkey. |
Late April or May | House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water, markup of the energy and water appropriations bill, which includes the nuclear weapons and nuclear nonproliferation programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration. 2362-B Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. Not webcast. |
Late April or May | House Appropriations Committee, markup of the energy and water appropriations bill, which includes the nuclear weapons and nuclear nonproliferation programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration. 2362-B Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
Late April or May | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water, markup of the energy and water appropriations bill, which includes the nuclear weapons and nuclear nonproliferation programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Room TBA, Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
Late April or May | Senate Appropriations Committee, markup of the energy and water appropriations bill, which includes the nuclear weapons and nuclear nonproliferation programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Room TBA, Capitol Hill, Washington. May be webcast on the committee website depending on room location. |
May 1 | 8:00-9:00 a.m., Michael Pillsbury, former Assistant Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Planning, "PRC Strategic Options," and Stephen Blank, U.S. Army War College, "Russia, The Once and Future Nuclear Power." Part of the Breakfast Series at Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP online. |
May 1 | National Nuclear Security Administration submits to Congress an annual nuclear stockpile stewardship and management plan (50 U.S. Code Sec. 2523) and a plan for the modernization and refurbishment of the nuclear security complex (Public Law 111-383, Sec. 113). |
May 2 | 3:00-5:30 p.m., Peter Weiss, International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms (IALANA), and five other speakers "Nuclear Weapons Convention." Sponsored by IALANA, the International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility and the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. Vienna International Centre, Room M2, Rotunda, Vienna. |
May 4 | 8:00-9:00 a.m., Rep. Michael Turner (OH), "HASC Perspectives on Strategic Issues." Part of the Breakfast Series at Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP online. |
May 4 | 3:00-5:50 p.m., Jackie Cabasso, Western States Legal Foundation; Kate Hudson, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament; and Subrata Ghoshroy, MIT, "The Modernization of the Nuclear Arsenals: A New Arms Race?" Sponsored by International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms and the International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility. Vienna International Centre, Room M2, Rotunda, Vienna. |
May 6 | French presidential election (second round if needed). |
May 7 | 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Peter Becker, International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms (IALANA); Jean Marie Collin; Kate Hudson, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament; and Hans Kristensen, Federation of American Scientists, "Nuclear Weapons in Europe and Nuclear Sharing." Sponsored by IALANA and the International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility. Vienna International Centre, Room M2, Rotunda, Vienna. |
Week of May 7 | House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, markup of its portion of the defense authorization bill, which includes the nuclear weapons and nuclear nonproliferation programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration (estimate). Room TBA, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. May be webcast on the committee website depending on room location. |
Week of May 7 or 14 | House Armed Services Committee, markup of the defense authorization bill, which includes the nuclear weapons and nuclear nonproliferation programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration. 2118 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
May 9 | 8:00-9:00 a.m., Robert Joseph, former Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, "Nuclear Proliferation, Missile Defense and U.S. Security Policy." Part of the Breakfast Series at Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP online. |
May 10 | 8:00-9:00 a.m., Lt. Gen. James Kowalski, Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, "Global Strike Command, Deterrence and U.S. Strategic Policy." Part of the Breakfast Series at Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP online. |
May 11 | 8:00-9:00 a.m., Frank Rose, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Policy and Verification Operations, "European Phased Adaptive Approach and NATO Missile Defense." Part of the Breakfast Series at Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP online. |
May 11 | 14th anniversary of the Indian nuclear test, "Pokhran II." Pokhran, Rajasthan, India. |
May 14 | Conference on Disarmament second part for 2012 begins. Through June 29. Geneva. |
May 14-16 | Institute of Nuclear Materials and Management, "Evolving the IAEA State-Level Concept." University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. Register online. |
May 17 | 8:00-9:00 a.m., Rep. Trent Franks (AZ), "EMP Solar Storms, Protecting the GRID and Missile Defense." Part of the Breakfast Series at Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP online. |
May 18 | 8:00-9:00 a.m., Maj. Gen. William Chambers, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, U.S. Air Force, "Strategic Modernization Challenges." Part of the Breakfast Series at Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP online. |
May 18-19 | President Obama hosts a G-8 summit. Camp David, MD. |
May 18-19 | American Friends Service Committee and other organizations, NATO Counter-summit Conference. Chicago. |
May 19-29 | House of Representatives Memorial Day recess. |
May 20-21 | President Obama hosts a NATO summit. Chicago. Adoption of the NATO Defense and Deterrence Posture Review is on the agenda. |
May 23 | 8:00-9:00 a.m., Mark Schneider and Tom Scheber, National Institute for Public Policy, "Russian Nuclear Developments." Part of the Breakfast Series at Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP online. |
May 24 | 10th anniversary of the signing of the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty, SORT, or Moscow Treaty, by President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Moscow. |
May 25 | 8:00-9:00 a.m., Gen. Larry Welch (retired), former Air Force Chief of Staff, "ICBM and Nuclear Deterrence." Part of the Breakfast Series at Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP online. |
May 26-June 3 | Senate Memorial Day recess. |
May 28 | Memorial Day (holiday). |
May 28 | 14th anniversary of the first Pakistani nuclear test, "Chagai I." Chagai Hills, Balochistan, Pakistan. |
May 30-June 1 | House floor action on the defense authorization bill, which includes the nuclear weapons and nuclear nonproliferation programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration (estimate). Broadcast and webcast on C-SPAN. |
June 1 | President Obama attends the G-20 summit. Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico. |
June 2 | International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Abolition Day. |
June 4 | International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting. Vienna. |
June 6 | 8:00-9:00 a.m., Chris Ford, former Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation, "Verification of Nuclear Agreements," and Jeff Klinger, "North Korean Denuclearization." Part of the Breakfast Series at Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP online. |
June 6 | 50th anniversary of the Council for a Livable World. Washington. |
June 8 | 8:00-9:00 a.m., Ilan Berman, American Foreign Policy Council, "Middle East Challenges, Iran and U.S. Security." Part of the Breakfast Series at Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP online. |
June 9-17 | House of Representatives recess. |
June 10 | French National Assembly elections (first round). |
June 12 | Arizona special election to replace former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (AZ-8). |
June 12 | 8:00-9:00 a.m., Barry Blechman, Stimson Center, "Iran Security Challenges." Part of the Breakfast Series at Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP online. |
June 12 | 30th anniversary of a demonstration by one million people in support of the U.N. Special Session on Disarmament. Central Park, New York. |
June 13 | 10th anniversary of withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty by President George W. Bush. |
June 14 | 8:00-9:00 a.m., Sen Jeff Sessions (AL), "Senate Outlook on Nuclear Deterrence, Missile Defense and Proliferation Threats." Part of the Breakfast Series at Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP online. |
June 15 | 8:00-9:00 a.m., Uzi Rubin, former Israeli Ministry of Defense, "Missile Defense and Missile Threats: Middle East Developments." Part of the Breakfast Series at Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP online. |
June 17 | French National Assembly elections (second round). |
June 18-22 | Nuclear Suppliers Group annual meeting. Seattle. |
June 22 | 8:00-9:00 a.m., Lt. Gen. Frank Klotz (retired), Council on Foreign Relations, "Strategic Perspectives." Part of the Breakfast Series at Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP online. |
June 27 | Sanctions are imposed against any Central Bank that purchases petroleum products from Iran from this date on (Public Law 112-81, Sec. 1245). |
June 28 | U.S. Navy and U.S. Strategic Command submit to Congress a report on the replacement of the Ohio-class ballistic submarine (Public Law 112-81, Sec. 242). |
June 28 | Energy Secretary submits to Congress a plan to prevent the proliferation of nuclear and radiological weapons (Public Law 112-81, Sec. 3122). |
June 28 | 25th anniversary of a chemical weapons attack on civilians at Sardasht, Iran by Iraq. |
June 29 | Conference on Disarmament second part for 2012 ends. Geneva. |
June 30-July 8 | House and Senate Independence Day recess. |
June | National Nuclear Security Administration issues the draft Surplus Plutonium Disposition Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, SC. |
June | Russian Yury Dolgoruky is launched. It is the first submarine to carry the Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile. Severodvinsk (on the White Sea), Russia. |
Summer | North Korea resumes six-party talks on its nuclear program with China, Japan, Russia, South Korea and United States (estimate). Beijing. |
July 4 | Independence Day (holiday). |
July 6 | 50th anniversary of "Storax Sedan," an underground nuclear test conducted at the Nevada Test Site, now the Nevada National Security Site. The radioactive fallout from the test contaminated more U.S. residents than any other nuclear test and the Sedan Crater is the largest artificial crater in the United States. |
July 13 | 8:00-9:00 a.m., Lt. Gen. Richard Formica, Commander, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, "Theater and Global Tiered Missile Defense." Part of the Breakfast Series at Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP online. |
July 16 | Anniversary of "Trinity," the first nuclear test. Alamogordo, NM. |
July 16-20 | Biological Weapons Convention meeting of experts. Geneva. |
July 18 | 8:00-9:00 a.m., David Tractenberg, former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy, "Security Challenges for a New Administration." Part of the Breakfast Series at Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP online. |
July 20 | 8:00-9:00 a.m., Rear Adm. Terry Benedict, Director, Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs, "The Trident and Its Contribution to Deterrence." Part of the Breakfast Series at Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP online. |
July 20 | Ramadan begins at sundown. Through Aug. 18. |
July 30 | Conference on Disarmament third part for 2012 begins. Through Sept. 14. Geneva. |
Aug. 1 | 8:00-9:00 a.m., Steve Henry, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters, "Nuclear Deterrence and Nuclear Defense." Part of the Breakfast Series at Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP online. |
Aug. 4-Sept. 9 | House and Senate summer recess. |
Aug. 6 | Anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing. |
Aug. 9 | Anniversary of the Nagasaki atomic bombing. |
Aug. 13-16 | U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Space and Missile Defense Conference. Von Braun Center, Huntsville, AL. |
Aug. 27-30 | Republican National Convention. Tampa, FL. |
Aug. 29 | International Day Against Nuclear Tests. |
Aug. | National Nuclear Security Administration issues the final site-wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Nevada National Security Site. |
Aug. | Biological Weapons Convention meeting of experts. Geneva. |
Sept. 1 | President Obama submits to Congress an annual Global Nuclear Security report on the security of nuclear weapons and nuclear weapon material outside the United States (22 U.S. Code Sec. 3244 note). |
Sept. 1 | Director of National Intelligence submits to Congress a biennial report on nuclear aspirations of non-state entities and nuclear weapons in countries not party to the nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (50 U.S. Code Sec. 2371). |
Sept. 3 | Labor Day (holiday). |
Sept. 3-6 | Democratic National Convention. Charlotte, NC. |
Sept. 8-9 | President Obama attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders meeting. Vladivostok, Russia. |
Sept. 10 | Federal departments submit their initial budget requests to the Office of Management and Budget for fiscal year 2014 (estimate). Final budgets will be submitted to Congress on Feb. 4. |
Sept. 10 | International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting. Vienna. |
Sept. 11 | Anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. |
Sept. 14 | Conference on Disarmament third part for 2012 ends. Geneva. |
Sept. 15-18 | House of Representatives Rosh Hashanah recess. |
Sept. 16 | Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown. Through Sept. 18. |
Sept. 17-21 | International Atomic Energy Agency general conference. Vienna. |
Sept. 21 | International Day of Peace. |
Sept. 22 | 15th anniversary of the submission of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty to the Senate. Although the treaty was defeated in 1999, it remains on the Senate calendar. |
Sept. 22-30 | House of Representatives Yom Kippur recess. |
Sept. 23 | 20th anniversary of the last U.S. nuclear test, "Operation Julin Divider." Nevada Test Site, now the Nevada National Security Site. |
Sept. 24 | International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting. Vienna. |
Sept. 25 | ~10:00 a.m., President Obama addresses the U.N. General Assembly (estimate). United Nations. Broadcast on CNN, webcast on the U.N. website and may be webcast on the White House website. |
Sept. 25 | Yom Kippur begins at sundown. Through Sept. 26. |
Sept. | National Nuclear Security Administration issues the record of decision for the site-wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Nevada National Security Site. |
Sept. | Center for Energy and Security Studies, Moscow Nonproliferation Conference. Moscow. |
Oct. 1 | Federal budget year begins. |
Oct. 1 | 20th anniversary of Senate ratification of START I on a vote of 93-6. |
Oct. 1-31 | U.N. General Assembly First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) meets. United Nations. |
Oct. 2 | 20th anniversary of the U.S. nuclear testing moratorium (Public Law 102-377, Sec. 507). |
Oct. 3 | Time TBA, first presidential debate. University of Denver. |
Oct. 6-Nov. 12 | House of Representatives election recess. |
Oct. 8 | Columbus Day (federal holiday). |
Oct. 11 | Time TBA, vice presidential debate. Centre College, Danville, KY. |
Oct. 12 | 5:00 a.m. EDT (11 a.m. Norwegian time), Nobel Peace Prize announced (estimate). Oslo, Norway. |
Oct. 14-28 | 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis. |
Oct. 16 | Time TBA, second presidential debate. Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY. |
Oct. 22 | Time TBA, third (and last) presidential debate. Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL. |
Oct. 24 | United Nations Day. |
Oct. 30 | National Day of Remembrance for Nuclear Weapons Program Workers. |
Oct.-Dec. | Missile Defense Agency conducts a Ground-Based Interceptor test for the missile defense system. Reagan Test Site, Marshall Islands, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA (tentative). |
Nov. 1 | 60th anniversary of "Ivy Mike," the first hydrogen bomb test. Nevada Test Site, now the Nevada National Security Site. |
Nov. 1 | Defense Department submits to Congress a report on the military power of the North Korea (Public Law 112-81, Sec. 1236). |
Nov. 6 | U.S. Election Day. |
Nov. 12 | Veterans Day observed (federal holiday). |
Nov. 15-18 | Friends Committee on National Legislation lobby day (Nov. 15) and annual meeting (Nov. 15-18). Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle, NW, Washington. |
Nov. 17-26 | House of Representatives Thanksgiving recess. |
Nov. 22 | Thanksgiving (holiday). |
Nov. 26 | Office of Management and Budget returns amended budget requests to federal departments for fiscal year 2014, known as budget passbacks. Final budgets will be submitted to Congress on Feb. 4. |
Nov. 26-30 | Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons annual meeting. The Hague, Netherlands. |
Nov. 29 | International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting. Vienna, Austria. |
Nov. | National Nuclear Security Administration issues the draft Site-wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Sandia National Laboratories. |
Dec. 7-10 | House of Representatives Hanukkah recess. |
Dec. 8 | 25th anniversary of the signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty by President Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. Washington. |
Dec. 8 | Hanukkah begins at sundown. Through Dec. 16. |
Dec. 10-14 | Biological Weapons Convention annual meeting. Geneva. |
Dec. 14 | Congress adjourns (tentative). |
Dec. 19 | South Korean presidential election. |
Dec. 25 | Christmas (holiday). |
TBA | National Nuclear Security Administration issues the draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on the Production of Tritium in a Commercial Light Water Reactor. |
TBA | Conference on a Middle East Zone Free of Weapons of Mass Destruction. Helsinki. |
TBA | Non-aligned Movement summit. Tehran, Iran. |
2013 | |
Jan. 1 | New Year's Day (holiday). |
Jan. 2 | Office of Management and Budget imposes $109 billion in across-the-board cuts, or sequestration, in discretionary spending for fiscal year 2013, including $55 billion in defense spending (Budget Control Act of 2011, Public Law 112-25). |
Jan. 21 | Inauguration Day. Washington. |
Jan. 21 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day (federal holiday). |
Jan. 30 | Defense Department submits to Congress an annual report on the threat posed to the United States by weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles (50 U.S. Code Sec. 2367). |
Jan. | National Nuclear Security Administration issues the final Surplus Plutonium Disposition Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, SC. |
Feb. 18 | Presidents Day (federal holiday). |
Feb. 18 | U.S.-Russian "Megatons to Megawatts" agreement expires. |
Feb. | National Nuclear Security Administration issues a record of decision for the Surplus Plutonium Disposition Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, SC. |
March 1 | Energy Secretary submits to Congress a report on nuclear test readiness 50 U.S. Code 2528. |
March 3-5 | American Israel Public Affairs Committee, annual policy conference. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington. |
March 6 | 10th anniversary of the ratification of SORT (Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty), or Moscow Treaty, by the Senate on a vote of 95-0. |
March 16 | 25th anniversary of 5,000 civilian Kurds being killed in Iraqi chemical weapons attacks. Halabjah, Iraq. |
March 23 | 30th anniversary of President Reagan's "Star Wars" speech. |
March 29 | Good Friday. |
March 31 | Easter. |
TBA | Israeli general election (by Oct. 2013). |