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Nuclear Calendar -- March 17, 2016

March 17	9:30 a.m., Senate Armed Services Committee, hearing on "Department of Defense Budget Posture," with Ashton Carter, Defense Secretary; Michael McCord, Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller); and Gen. Joseph Dunford, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman. G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website.
March 17	10:00 a.m., Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, hearing on "Reviewing the Administration's Nuclear Agenda," with Rose Gottemoeller, Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security; Thomas Countryman, Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation; William Tobey, Harvard University; and Ellen Tauscher, former Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security. 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website.
March 17	Noon-1:15 p.m., Mark Fitzpatrick, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), book discussion of Asia's Latent Nuclear Powers: Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. IISS, 2121 K St. NW, Suite 801, Washington.
March 18	7:00 p.m., John LaForge, Nukewatch (WI), book talk on Nuclear Heartland, Revised: A Guide to the 450 Land-Based Missiles of the United States. Mary House Catholic Worker, 55 E. Third St., New York.
March 19-April 3	Senate spring recess.
March 20	7:00 p.m., John LaForge, Nukewatch (WI), book talk on Nuclear Heartland, Revised: A Guide to the 450 Land-Based Missiles of the United States. Sponsored by American Friends Service Committee. At Quaker Meeting House, Five Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA.
March 20	7:00 p.m., Ira Helfand, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, "Combating the Growing Danger of Nuclear War." Town Hall, 119 Eighth Ave., Seattle. RSVP online.
March 20-22	American Israel Public Affairs Committee, annual policy conference. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW, Washington.
March 21	12:30-2:00 p.m., Toby Dalton, Matthew Bunn, Martin Malin, Nickolas Roth and William Tobey, Harvard University "A Global Reality Check on Nuclear Security." Carnegie Endowment, 1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington. RSVP online.
March 21	9:00 p.m. EDT, Republican presidential debate. Salt Lake City. Broadcast on Fox New.
March 22	9:30-11:00 a.m., James Acton, Ariel Levite and Togzhan Kassenova, Carnegie Endowment, "A Norm for Nuclear Material Production: Beyond the Washington Summit and the Iran Deal." Carnegie Endowment, 1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington. RSVP online.
March 22	11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m., William Tobey, Harvard University; Ota Masakatsu, Kyodo News; Fumihiko Yoshida, Carnegie Endowment; Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center; and Rep. Brad Sherman (CA), "U.S.-Japanese Nuclear Cooperation and the Problem of Plutonium." Capitol Visitors Center, Room SVC215, Washington. RSVP online.
March 23	2:30-4:00 p.m., Linda Lewis, American Friends Service Committee, "Inside North Korea Today: Working for Peace on the Korean Peninsula." George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW, Conference Room 505, Washington. RSVP online.
March 24	Noon-1:15 p.m., Mark Fitzpatrick, International Institute for Strategic Studies, book discussion of Asia's Latent Nuclear Powers: Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. University of Maryland, 1203 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD.
March 24	Noon-2:00 p.m., Lassina Zerbo, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization; Angela Kane, Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP); Mitsuro Kitano, Japanese Ambassador; Merav Zafary-Odiz, Israeli Ambassador; and Andrew Schofer, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires, "CTBT at 20: Re-Energizing the Global Debate." Sponsored by VCDNP. At the Japanese Mission, Conference Hall, Donau-City-Strasse 6, Andromeda Tower, Floor 24, Vienna. RSVP online.
March 24	12:30-2:00 p.m., Col. Scott Estes and Robert Peters, Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, "Assessing the New Joint Concept for Preventing the Use and Transfer of WMD." National Defense University, Lincoln Hall, Room 2122, Fort McNair, Washington.
March 24	6:30 p.m., John LaForge, Nukewatch (WI), book talk on Nuclear Heartland, Revised: A Guide to the 450 Land-Based Missiles of the United States. Sponsored by Physicians for Social Responsibility and Friends Committee on National Legislation. At Unitarian Church of All Souls, 1157 Lexington Ave., New York.
March 24-April 11	House of Representatives spring recess.
March 25	Good Friday.
March 27	Easter.
March 28	Noon-2:00 p.m., Mariano Grossi, "The Future of Safety, Security, and Safeguards, and the IAEA in the Next Decade." Wilson Center, Sixth Floor Board Room, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington.
March 28	4:00-5:30 p.m., Timothy Jorgensen, author of Strange Glow: The Story of Radiation, "Predicting the Health Consequences of Nuclear Terrorism Scenarios." Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington. RSVP online.
March 29	9:45 a.m.-noon, Jongsook Kim , Korea Institute of Nuclear Nonproliferation; Yosuke Naoi, Japan Atomic Energy Agency; and Zhenhua Xu, China State Nuclear Security Technology Center, "Beyond the Nuclear Security Summits: the Role of Centers of Nuclear Security Excellence." Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington. RSVP by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
March 29	2:00-4:00 p.m., Michelle Nalabandian, NTI and four other speakers, "Nuclear Security in the Middle East." James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, 1400 K St., NW, Washington.
March 29-30	Nuclear Energy Institute, Nuclear Industry Summit. Grand Hyatt Washington, 1000 H St. NW, Washington.
March 30	11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m., Robert Gallucci, former Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs; Gary Samore, former White House Coordinator for Arms Control and Weapons of Mass Destruction; William Tobey, former Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration; and Henry Sokolski, former DOD Deputy for Nonproliferation Policy, "The Coming Plutonium Buildup in East Asia: Why America Should Worry." Sponsored by Nonproliferation Policy Education Center. B-339 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. RSVPonline.
March 31	Solutions for a Secure Nuclear Future, NGO Side Event to the Nuclear Security Summit. Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington. Webcast on theconference website.
March 31	Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe meets with President Obama. Washington.
March 31	South Korean President Park Geun-hye meets with President Obama. Washington.
March 31	6:30-10:00 p.m., Washington Peace Center awards Sister Megan Rice, Transform Now, a lifetime activist achievement award. At. St. Stephen's Church, 1525 Newton St. NW, Washington. Register online.
March 31-April 1	President Obama attends the fourth and final Nuclear Security Summit.Washington Convention Center, Washington.
March or April	Senate floor vote on the nomination of Laura Holgate to be the Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (estimate). Broadcast and webcast on C-SPAN2.
April 1	Noon, Global Zero, "Protest Against Nuclear Weapons." McPherson Square, Washington.
April 2	9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Future of Life Institute, "Reducing the Dangers of Nuclear War," with former Defense Secretary William Perry and numerous other speakers. MIT, 50 Vassar St., Building #34, Cambridge, MA.
April 4-22	U.N. Disarmament Commission annual meeting. United Nations. Portions webcast on the U.N. website.
April 5	Seventh anniversary of President Obama's Prague speech on nuclear weapons.
April 7	7:00 p.m., John LaForge, Nukewatch (WI), book talk on Nuclear Heartland, Revised: A Guide to the 450 Land-Based Missiles of the United States. Sponsored by Veterans for Peace and Women Against Military Madness. At Common Good Books, 38 Snelling Ave. S, St. Paul, MN.
April 8	Sixth anniversary of the signing of the New START Treaty by President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Prague. The treaty reduces the maximum number of deployed strategic nuclear weapons by the United States and Russia from 2,200 to 1,550 each.
April 10	10:00 a.m., John LaForge, Nukewatch (WI), book talk on Nuclear Heartland, Revised: A Guide to the 450 Land-Based Missiles of the United States. Unitarian Universalist Church, 206 N. Main St., Underwood, MN.
April 10-11	Secretary of State John Kerry attends a G-7 foreign ministers meeting. Hiroshima, Japan.
April 12	8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m., Center for Strategic and International Studies, "Project on Nuclear Issues Capstone Conference." At U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, NE. RSVP online.
April 13	Noon-2:00 p.m., Tom Collina, Ploughshares Fund, "Is the US Nuclear Arsenal Worth a Trillion Dollars?" Princeton University, 221 Nassau St., Second Floor Conference Room, Princeton, NJ.
April 17-20	Alliance for Nuclear Accountability, Annual DC Days, Washington. RSVP online.
Week of April 18	House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, markup of its portion of the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which includes the nuclear weapons and nonproliferation programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Room TBA, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website.
April 22	Passover begins at sunset. Through April 30.
April 26-27	Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Safeguards Culture Workshop. Texas A&M, College Station, TX.
April 27	12:30-2:00 p.m., Thomas Jonter, Stockholm University, ""The Key to Nuclear Restraint." Princeton University, 221 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ.
April 27	House Armed Services Committee Forces, markup of the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which includes the nuclear weapons and nonproliferation programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration. 2118 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website.
April 28	3:30-5:00 p.m., Thomas Jonter, Stockholm University and Christian Ostermann, Wilson Center, "The Key to Nuclear Restraint." Wilson Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington. RSVP online.
April 28	7:00 p.m., John LaForge, Nukewatch (WI), book talk on Nuclear Heartland, Revised: A Guide to the 450 Land-Based Missiles of the United States. Boneshaker Books, 2002 23rd Ave. S., Minneapolis.
April 29	Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare.
April	Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization holds a ministerial-level meeting (possible). Vienna.
April 30-May 9	House and Senate recess. (Senate recess through May 8.)
May 2-12	U.N. Open-ended Working Group on Nuclear Disarmament, second session. Geneva.
May 9-13	International Atomic Energy Agency, board of governors meeting. Vienna.
Week of May 9	House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, markup of the annual defense appropriations bill (estimate). H-140 Capitol Building, Washington (closed).
Week of May 9	House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water, markup of the annual energy and water appropriations bill (estimate). 2362-B Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website.
Week of May 9	Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, markup of its portion of the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which includes the nuclear weapons programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Room TBA, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington (closed).
Week of May 9	Senate Armed Services Committee, markup of the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which includes the nuclear weapons programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Room TBA, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington (closed).
May 10-16	House of Representatives, floor action on the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which includes the nuclear weapons and nonproliferation programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Broadcast and webcast on C-SPAN.
Week of May 16	House Appropriations Committee, markup of the annual defense appropriations bill (estimate). 2359 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website.
Week of May 16	House Appropriations Committee, markup of the annual energy and water appropriations bill (estimate). 2359 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website.
Week of May 23	House of Representatives, floor action on the annual defense appropriations bill (estimate). Broadcast and webcast on C-SPAN.
Week of May 23	House of Representatives, floor action on the annual energy and water appropriations bill (estimate). Broadcast and webcast on C-SPAN.
May 27-June 6	House and Senate Memorial Day recess. (Senate recess begins May 28. and ends June 5.)
May 30	Memorial Day (holiday).
June 6-10	International Atomic Energy Agency, board of governors meeting. Vienna.
June 7	Ramadan begins at sunset. Through July 7.
June 25-Jully 4	House of Representatives Independence Day recess.
July 1-5	Senate Independence Day recess.
July 4	Independence Day (holiday).
July 8	20th anniversary of the International Court of Justice advisory opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons. The Hague.
July 8-9	President Obama attends a NATO summit. Warsaw, Poland.
July 16-Sept. 5	House and Senate summer recess.
July 18-21	Republican National Convention. Cleveland.
July 19	25th anniversary of South Africa joining the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, after voluntarily dismantling its own nuclear weapons.
July 24-28	"Institute of Nuclear Materials Management 57th Annual Meeting." Marriott Marquis, 265 Peachtree Center Ave., Atlanta. RSVP online.
July 25-28	Democratic National Convention. Philadelphia.
July 27-28	U.S. Strategic Command Deterrence Symposium. Vista Conference Center, La Vista, NE.
July 31	25th anniversary of the signing of START I treaty by President George H.W. Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. Moscow. The treaty reduced the number of U.S. and Russian deployed strategic nuclear weapons by 80 percent to 6,000 each.
Aug. 6	8:16 a.m., 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing.
Aug; 9	11:02 a.m., 70th anniversary of the Nagasaki atomic bombing.
Aug. 22	U.N. Open-ended Working Group on Nuclear Disarmament, third session (tentative). Geneva.
Aug. 29	International Day Against Nuclear Tests.
Aug. 29	25th anniversary of the closing of the Soviet Semipalatinsk nuclear test site. Kazakhstan.
Sept. 4-5	President Obama attends a G-20 summit. Hangzhou, China.
Sept. 5	Labor Day (holiday).
Sept. 18	Russian Duma elections (tentative).
Sept. 19-23	International Atomic Energy Agency, board of governors meeting. Vienna.
Sept. 24	20th anniversary of the opening for signature of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. United Nations.
Sept. 26	International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.
Sept. 26	First Presidential Debate. Wright State University, Dayton, OH.
Oct. 1	Federal budget year begins.
Oct. 1-Nov. 13	House of Representatives election recess.
Oct. 2	Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset. Through Oct. 4.
Oct. 3	International Atomic Energy Agency, board of governors meeting. Vienna.
Oct. 4	Vice presidential debate, Longwood University, Farmville, VA.
Oct. 8-Nov. 13	Senate election recess.
Oct. 9	Second presidential debate, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
Oct. 9	10th anniversary of North Korea's first nuclear test.
Oct. 10	Columbus Day (federal holiday).
Oct. 11	Yom Kippur begins at sunset. Through Oct. 12.
Oct. 11-12	30th anniversary of the Reykjavik Summit between President Reagan and Soviet Secretary General Mikhail Gorbachev. Reykjavik, Iceland.
Oct. 19	Third presidential debate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV.
Nov. 8	U.S. election day.
Nov. 11	Veterans Day (federal holiday).
Nov. 14-18	International Atomic Energy Agency, board of governors meeting. Vienna.
Nov. 18-28	House and Senate Thanksgiving recess. (Senate recess begins Nov. 19. and ends Nov. 27.)
Nov. 24	Thanksgiving (holiday).
Nov. 26	25th anniversary of the last British nuclear test, Julin Bristol. Nevada Test Site, now the Nevada National Security Site.
Nov.	President Obama attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders meeting. Lima, Peru.
Dec. 5-9	International Atomic Energy Agency, International Conference on Nuclear Security. Vienna.
Dec. 16	Congress adjourns (tentative).
Dec. 17-Jan. 2	House and Senate Christmas recess.
Dec. 24	Hanukkah begins at sunset. Through Jan. 1.
Dec. 25	Christmas (holiday).
Dec. 26	Christmas federal holiday.
Dec. 26	25th anniversary of the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Dec. 31	U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s term ends.
TBA	National Nuclear Security Administration issues the draft Site-wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Sandia National Laboratories, CA and NM.
TBA	National Nuclear Security Administration issues the record of decision for theSurplus Plutonium Disposition Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, SC.
TBA	China and United States hold the first meeting of new annual bilateral nuclear security talks. Location TBA.

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