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Friends Committee On National Legislation

April 23-May 4	2nd Preparatory Committee Session for 2020 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, Geneva, Switzerland. Reaching Critical Will has a very helpful compilation of side events.
April 28-May 6	Congressional recess
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 1	9:00 a.m.-noon, "Denuclearizing North Korea: Practicalities and Politics," with multiple speakers, Carnegie Endowment, 1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 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 2	6:30-9:30 p.m., Suzanne DiMaggio, New America Foundation; Bonnie Jenkins, Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security; Sue Mi Terry, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Mira Rapp-Hooper, Yale Law School, "Georgetown University and Intelligence Squared U.S. Debate: Negotiations Can Denuclearize North Korea," Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 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 4	9:15-11:30 a.m., Senator Ed Markey (MA), Dr. Chung-in Moon, Special Adviser to the President for Unification, Foreign, and National Security Affairs, Republic of Korea, and other speakers, "2018 Atlantic Council-East Asia Foundation Strategic Dialogue," Atlantic Council, 1030 15th St. NW, 12th Floor (West Tower Elevator), Washington, DC. RSVP online.
May 7	8:45-11:30 a.m., "Spring Summitry on the Korean Peninsula: Peace Breaking Out or Last Gasp Diplomacy?" with multiple speakers, Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington, DC. RSVP online.
May 7	5:30 p.m., House Appropriations Energy and Water Subcommittee, markup of FY 2019 energy and water appropriations bill, 2362-B Rayburn House Office Building. Webcast on the committee website.
May 9	10:00 a.m., House Armed Services Committee, markup of FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, 2118 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC.
May 9	12:30-2:00 p.m., "Bridging the Growing Divide Among NPT States with the “Strategic” Elimination of Nuclear Weapons," with multiple speakers, Stimson Center, 1211 Connecticut Ave. NW, 8th Floor, Washington DC. RSVP online.
May 9	4:00-5:30 p.m., Laura Holgate, Nuclear Threat Initiative; Corey Hinderstein, Nuclear Threat Initiative, "Nuclear Security Summit: Progress and Prospects from Two Years On," Northeast Chapter of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management and Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 6th Floor Lindner Commons, 1957 E St. NW, Washington, DC. RSVP online.
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 10	11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Mark Holt, Congressional Research Service; Tom Karako, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Greg Weiner, Assumption College; Leonard Weiss, Private Consultant, "The Nonproliferation Act 40 Years On: Can it Deal with the Middle East?" Nonproliferation Policy Education Center, 2200 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC. RSVP information 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 15	11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Greg Jones, Proliferation Matters; Olli Heinonen, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, "NPEC & FMWG Book Release Event: 'Reactor Grade Plutonium and Nuclear Weapons: Exploding the Myths'," James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, 1400 K St. NW, Suite 1225, Washington, DC. RSVP online.
May 18	11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Greg Jones, Proliferation Matters; Olli Heinonen, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, "NPEC & FMWG Book Release Event: 'Reactor Grade Plutonium and Nuclear Weapons: Exploding the Myths'," 2075 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC. RSVP online.
May 21	Senate Armed Services Committee markup of FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (estimate).
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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