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April 17, 2018

April 17	8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m, "China and North Korea: Past, Present, and Future," with multiple speakers, United States Institute of Peace, 2301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. RSVP online.
April 17	10:00 a.m., House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing to consider pending legislation, including H.R. 5040, the Export Control Reform Act of 2018, 2172 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC. Webcast on the committee website.
April 17	5:30-7:30 p.m., Natasha Bertrand, The Atlantic; David Sanger, New York Times; Nancy Youssef, Wall Street Journal, "Where is US Foreign Policy? Fake News, Nuclear Proliferation, and Proxy Wars," Women's Foreign Policy Group, NYU Washington DC, 1307 L St. NW, Washington, DC. Register online.
April 17-18	Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan meets with President Trump, Mar-a-Lago, FL.
April 18	6:00-8:00 p.m., Andrew Weber; Togzhan Kassenova, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, "Where the Wind Blew: Film Screening and Discussion," 1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC. RSVP online.
April 19	"The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty at 50: Strengthening and Reinforcing the Regime," Arms Control Association Annual Meeting, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Root Room, 1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC. Register online.
April 20	8:00-9:00 a.m., Tom Karako, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Michaela Dodge, Heritage Foundation, "Extended Nuclear Deterrence and Missile Defense Challenges in NATO & Asia-Pacific," Mitchell Nuclear Deterrence Series, Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St. SE, Washington, DC. RSVP online.
April 24	8:00-9:00 a.m., Mark Schneider, National Institute of Public Policy; Steve Blank, American Foreign Policy Council, "The Nuclear and Missile Defense Dimension," Mitchell Nuclear Deterrence Series, Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St. SE, Washington, DC. RSVP online.
April 25	8:00-9:00 a.m., Richard Fisher, International Assessment and Strategy Center; Gordon Chang, Forbes, "China: Emerging Peer Danger," Mitchell Nuclear Deterrence Series, Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St. SE, Washington, DC. RSVP online.
April 26	9:00 a.m.-2:45 p.m., "Nuclear Escalation and Deterrence in East Asia," with multiple speakers, Institute for Security and Conflict Studies, George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs, Lindner Commons, 6th Floor, 1957 E St. NW, Washington, DC. RSVP online.
April 26	9:30 a.m., Senate Armed Services Committee, hearing on the Defense Department Budget, with James Mattis, Secretary of Defense; Gen. Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; David Norquist, Department of Defense, SH-216 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC. Webcast on the committee website.
April 26	(Tentative) 3:00 p.m., House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, markup of FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act. 2118 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC.
April 27	8:00-9:00 a.m., Susan Koch, National Defense University Center for the Study of WMD; Frank Rose, The Brookings Institution, "Connecting Arms Control to Strategic Deterrent Requirements," Mitchell Nuclear Deterrence Series, Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St. SE, Washington, DC. RSVP online.
April 27	Noon-2:00 p.m., Makoma Lekalakala, Earthlife Africa; Liz McDaid, South African Faith Communities’ Environement Insitute, "Climate Justice and Nuclear Power in South Africa," Nuclear Information and Resource Service and U.S. Climate Action Network, National Wildlife Federation, Suite 301, 1200 G St., NW, Washington, DC. RSVP for in person or livestream online.
April 27	Application deadline for George Washington University Boot Camp on Nuclear Security Policy, June 10-22, 2018, Elliott School of International Affairs, 957 E St. NW, Washington, DC.
April 27	Kim Jong-Un meets with President Moon Jae-In, Panmunjon.
April 30	1:00-5:00 p.m., Oriana Skylar Mastro, Georgetown University; Rachel Oswald, Congressional Quarterly, and other speakers, Institute for Corean-American Studies Spring Symposium Special, SD-562 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC. RSVP online.
May 1	8:00-9:00 a.m., Lt. Gen. Jack Weinstein, U.S. Air Force, "The GBSD and B-21/LRSO: Nuclear Deterrent Futures," Mitchell Nuclear Deterrence Series, Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St. SE, Washington, DC. RSVP online.
May 2	8:00-9:00 a.m., Dave Trachtenberg, U.S. Department of Defense, "The NPR Challenges," Mitchell Nuclear Deterrence Series, Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St. SE, Washington, DC. RSVP online.
May 3	8:00-9:00 a.m., Bill Schneider, Hudson Institute, "The Emerging Strategic Environment," Mitchell Nuclear Deterrence Series, Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St. SE, Washington, DC. RSVP online.
May 9	(Tentative) 10:00 a.m., House Armed Services Committee, markup of FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, 2118 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC.
May 10	8:00-9:00 a.m., Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (ND), "Reviewing the Nuclear Deterrent, Some Senate Perspectives," Mitchell Nuclear Deterrence Series, Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St. SE, Washington, DC. RSVP online.
May 12	10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Noam Chomsky, University of Arizona; Daniel Ellsberg; Christine Hong, UC-Santa Cruz, and many other speakers, "Two Minutes to Midnight: How Do We Move from Geopolitical Conflict to Nuclear Abolition?" Conference organized by the International Peace Bureau, Peace and Planet, the Campaign for Peace Disarmament and Common Security, the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, American Friends Service Committee, Peace Action New York State, and Brooklyn for Peace, Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South & Thompson St, New York, NY. Pre-registration required.
May 15	8:00-9:00 a.m., Frank Miller, Scowcroft Group, "The Important Things the NPR Does and Does Not Do: Myth and Reality," Mitchell Nuclear Deterrence Series, Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St. SE, Washington, DC. RSVP online.
May 22	8:00-9:00 a.m., Joe Bosco; Bruce Klingner, Heritage Foundation, "The North Korean Nuclear and Missile Puzzle," Mitchell Nuclear Deterrence Series, Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St. SE, Washington, DC. RSVP online.
Late May-Early June	Estimated date of meeting between Kim Jong-Un and President Trump.
June 5	8:00-9:00 a.m., Rebeccah Heinrichs, Hudson Institute; Matthew Kroenig, Georgetown University, "NATO and Extended Deterrence and Missile Defense," Mitchell Nuclear Deterrence Series, Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St. SE, Washington, DC. RSVP online.
June 8	8:00-9:00 a.m., Brad Roberts, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, "Proliferation, Deterrence and Strategic Decisions," Mitchell Nuclear Deterrence Series, Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St. SE, Washington, DC. RSVP online.
June 12	8:00-9:00 a.m., Claudia Rosetti, Independent Women’s Forum, "China and Nuclear Proliferation and North Korea," Mitchell Nuclear Deterrence Series, Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St. SE, Washington, DC. RSVP online.
June 21	8:00-9:00 a.m., Rep. Mike Rogers (AL), "Strategic Nuclear Deterrence, Missile Defense, and Space Policy," Mitchell Nuclear Deterrence Series, Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St. SE, Washington, DC. RSVP online.
June 21	8:00-9:00 a.m., John Harvey, "Six Months After the NPR," Mitchell Nuclear Deterrence Series, Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St. SE, Washington, DC. RSVP online.
July 6	Submission deadline for the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies Nonproliferation Review.
July 11-12	President Trump attends a NATO summit (estimate). Brussels.

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