Sept. 14-24 |
Screening of Command and Control. Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St., New York. |
Sept. 19 |
Noon, Daryl Kimball, Arms Control Association. "Ask Me Anything with Daryl Kimball." Reddit. |
Sept. 19 |
12:30 p.m., Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, "Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and the Effectiveness of the Deal in Blocking Iran's Path to a Nuclear Weapon." Council on Foreign Relations, 58 E. 68th St., New York. RSVP by 5:00 p.m. Sept. 16 online. Webcast online. |
Sept. 19 |
5:30 p.m., Senate floor vote to allow debate on a continuing resolution for appropriations through Dec. 9, H.R. 5325 (tentative). Broadcast and webcast onC-SPAN2. |
Sept. 19 |
6:30-8:00 p.m., Christopher Hill, University of Denver, and three other speakers, "North Korea: The Way Forward." Asia Society, 725 Park Ave., New York. Registeronline. Webcast on the Asia Society website. |
Sept. 19 |
6:30 p.m. EDT, Frank Klotz, Administrator National Nuclear Security Administration; Joan Rohlfing, Nuclear Threat Initiative; and William Schneider, International Planning Services, "Nuclear Modernization: Is the United States Headed for a New Arms Race?" Council on Foreign Relations. Webcast online. |
Sept. 19-23 |
International Atomic Energy Agency, board of governors meeting. Vienna. |
Sept. 20 |
9:30 a.m., Senate Armed Services Committee, hearing on the nomination of Gen. John Hyten to be Commander, U.S. Strategic Command. 216 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
Sept. 20 |
~10:30 a.m., President Obama addresses the U.N. General Assembly. United Nations. Broadcast on CNN, webcast on the U.N. website and may be webcast on the White House website. |
Sept. 20 |
1:15-2:45 p.m., Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP), "Improving the Security of all Nuclear Materials," with five speakers. VCDNP Conference Room, Donau-City-Strasse 6, Andromeda Tower, Floor 13/1, Vienna. RSVP online. |
Sept. 20 |
1:30 p.m., former Jon Kyl (AZ). "Discussion on The U.N. Resolution on the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty." Hudson Institute, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 400, Washington. RSVP online. |
Sept. 20 |
7:00-9:00 p.m., Dan Zack, author of Almighty: Courage, Resistance, and Existential Peril in the Nuclear Age. "Author Talk with Dan Zack." Potter's House,1658 Columbia Road NW, Washington. |
Sept. 21 |
12:15-2:00 pm, Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center, "Underestimated: Our Not So Peaceful Nuclear Future." Columbia University, Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, School of International and Public Affairs, 420 W. 118th St., New York. |
Sept. 21 |
7:00 p.m., Lisbeth Gronlund, Union of Concerned Scientists. "A New Global Nuclear Arms Race: Risks, Prevention, and Moral Imperatives." Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, McVinney Auditorium, 43 Dave Gavitt Way, Providence, RI. |
Sept. 22 |
10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., retired Gen. Robert Kehler, former Commander, U.S. Strategic Command; and retired Gen. James Kowalski, former Vice Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, "The Enduring Requirements of Deterrence: Transition to a New Administration." Sponsored by Minot (ND) Task Force 21. At the Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St. SE, Washington. RSVP online. |
Sept. 22 |
Noon-1:00 p.m., Amy Gordon, Georgetown University, "U.S.-Russia Cooperation to Eliminate Syria’s Chemical Weapons." Georgetown University, 301 McGhee Library, 3700 O St. NW, Washington. RSVP . |
Sept. 22 |
12:30-1:30 p.m., Rep. Adam Smith (WA), "Strategic Conversation on U.S. Foreign and National Security Policy." Stimson Center, 1211 Connecticut Ave. NW, Eighth Floor, Washington. RSVP Online. |
Sept. 22 |
4:00-5:30 p.m., Lisbeth Gronlund, Union of Concerned Scientists. "How Not to Start a Nuclear War: U.S. Policy and the Risks of Accidental Nuclear Use." Brown University, Joukowsky Forum, First Floor, Watson Institute for International & Public Affairs, 111 Thayer St., Providence, RI. |
Sept. 22 |
6:30-8:00 p.m., "." Sponsored by Young Professionals in International Affairs. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW, Room A9, Washington. RSVPonline. |
Sept. 23 |
House and Senate adjourn for the elections (possible). |
Sept. 23 |
8:15 p.m., screening of Nuclear Requiem. Winter Park Public Library, 460 E New England Ave, Winter Park, FL . |
Sept. 23-29 |
Screening of Command and Control. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor St. W., Toronto. |
Sept. 23-29 |
Screening of Command and Control. Landmark Theatres E Street Cinema, 555 11th St. NW, Washington. |
Sept. 24 |
12:30 p.m., screening of Nuclear Requiem. Gallery at Avalon Island, 39 S Magnolia Ave, Orlando, FL. |
Sept. 24 |
20th anniversary of the opening for signature of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. United Nations. |
Sept. 24-26 |
National Iranian American Council, Leadership Conference. Hyatt Regency Hotel, 400 New Jersey Ave. NW, Washington. |
Sept. 25 |
2:00 p.m., Dan Zak, Washington Post reporter discusses his book Almighty: Courage, Resistance, and Existential Peril in the Nuclear Age. Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA. |
Sept. 26 |
10:00-11:30 a.m. EDT, Julian Borger, The Guardian; Mark Fitzpatrick, International Institute for Strategic Studies; Suzanne DiMaggio, New America; and Chung-in Moon, Yonsei University. "Nuclear Instability in Northeast Asia." Sponsored byBulletin of the Atomic Scientist. Webcast online. |
Sept. 26 |
3:30 p.m., Elaine Bunn, Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary for Nuclear and Missile Defense Policy; Bradley Roberts, former Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary for Nuclear and Missile Defense Policy; Linton Brooks, former Undersecretary of Energy for Nuclear Security, James Schoff, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; and John Warden,Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), "Present and Future of Extended Deterrence." CSIS, 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington. RSVP online. |
Sept. 26 |
9:00-10:30 p.m. EDT, first Presidential debate. Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY. |
Sept. 26-30 |
International Atomic Energy Conference, annual conference. Vienna. |
Sept. 27 |
9:30-11:30 a.m., Paul Meyer, former Canadian ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament; Jon Wolfsthal, National Security Council; Daryl Kimball, Arms Control Association; and Anita E. Friedt U.S. State Department. "Nuclear Issues at the United Nations: What’s Next?." Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW Washington. |
Sept. 27 |
3:00-5:00 p.m., Ela Gandhi, Religions for Peace. "International Day for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons." Unfold Zero, Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva. |
Sept. 27 |
5:00-6:30 p.m., Siegfried Hecker, Stanford University, "Doomed To Cooperate: U.S.-Russian Lab Collaboration." Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington. RSVP online. |
Sept. 27 |
25th anniversary of the announcement of President George H.W. Bush'spresidential nuclear initiatives. |
Sept. 28 |
12:30-2:00 p.m., Vincent Intondi, Montgomery College. "African Americans Against the Bomb: From Hiroshima to Obama." Princeton University, 221 Nassau St., Second Floor Conference Room, Princeton, NJ. |
Sept. 29 |
3:30-5:00 p.m., Lewis Dunn, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, "Redefining the U.S. Agenda for Nuclear Disarmament." Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington. RSVP online. |
Sept. 29 |
7:00 p.m., screening of Command and Control. GlobeDocs Film Festival, Yawkey Theater at WGBH, One Guest St., Boston. RSVP online. |
Sept. 30 |
10:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Stimson Center, "Weapons of Mass Destruction: A Dialogue with Students." Harvard University. Rooms A & B Taubman Building, JFK St., Cambridge, MA. |
Sept. 30-Oct. 6 |
Screening of Command and Control. Landmark Theatres Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles. |
Sept. 30-Oct. 6 |
Screening of Command and Control. Landmark Theatres Kendall Square Cinema, One Kendall Square, 355 Binney St., Boston. |
Sept. 30-Oct. 6 |
Screening of Command and Control. Landmark Theatres Ritz on the Bourse, 400 Ranstead St., Philadelphia. |
Oct. 1 |
Federal budget year begins. |
Oct.1-8 |
Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, "Keep Space for Peace Week." |
Oct. 2 |
Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset. Through Oct. 4. |
Oct. 3 |
International Atomic Energy Agency, board of governors meeting. Vienna. |
Oct. 3-Nov. 2 |
U.N. General Assembly First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) meets. United Nations. |
Oct. 4 |
9:00-10:30 p.m. EDT, vice presidential debate, Longwood University, Farmville, VA. |
Oct. 5 |
Noon-1:30 p.m., Chong Wook Chung, Korean Ambassador. "A Changing Security Architecture in the Northeast Asia and the U.S.-Korea Alliance in the Next U.S. Administration." Institute for Corean-American Studies. 3000 Two Logan Square, Philadelphia. |
Oct. 5 |
12:15 p.m., Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center. "Informing Nonproliferation with Intelligence: Three Problems." University of Texas, Strauss Center for International Security and Law, Richardson Hall Room 3.122, 2315 Red River St., Austin, TX. |
Oct. 5 |
12:30-2:00 p.m., Paul Rubinson, Bridgewater State University, "The Threat to Scientific Internationalism: Detente, Nuclear Disarmament and Human Rights." Princeton University, 221 Nassau St. Second Floor, Conference Room, Princeton, NJ. |
Oct. 6 |
P-5 nations (China, France, Great Britain, Russia and United States) meet to discuss their nuclear doctrines. United Nations. |
Oct. 7 |
Rose Gottemoeller takes office as NATO Deputy Secretary-General. Brussels. |
Oct. 7-13 |
Screening of Command and Control. Landmark Theatres Ken Cinema, 4061 Adams Ave., San Diego. |
Oct. 7-13 |
Screening of Command and Control. Landmark Theatres Chez Artiste Theatre, 2800 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver. |
Oct. 7-13 |
Screening of Command and Control. Landmark Theatres, 2906 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis. |
Oct. 7-13 |
Screening of Command and Control. Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St. Chicago. |
Oct. 8-Nov. 13 |
Senate election recess. |
Oct. 9 |
9:00-10:30 p.m. EDT, second presidential debate, Washington University, St. Louis. |
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. 12 |
12:30-2:00 a.m., Rebecca Johnson, Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy, "Britain’s Nuclear Weapons Policy Time Warp: The Trident Replacement Debate and Its Consequences." Princeton University, 221 Nassau Street, Second Floor, Conference Room, Princeton, NJ. |
Oct. 14-20 |
Screening of Command and Control. Landmark Theatres Midtown Art Cinema, 931 Monroe Drive, Atlanta. |
Oct. 14-20 |
Screening of Command and Control. Landmark Theatres Shattuck Cinemas, 2230 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA. |
Oct. 14-20 |
Screening of Command and Control. Landmark Theatres Opera Plaza Cinema, 601 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco. |
Oct. 15 |
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., "Climate Change and the Growing Risk of Nuclear War," with eight speakers. Tufts University School of Medicine, Sackler Center, 145 Harrison Ave., Boston. |
Oct. 19 |
9:00-10:30 p.m. EDT, third presidential debate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. |
Oct. 24 |
7:00 p.m., William Perry, former Defense Secretary. "Book Launch: My Journey at the Nuclear Brink." All Souls Unitarian Church, 1157 Lexington Ave, Manhattan. |
Oct. |
Missile Defense Agency, intercept flight test (FTG-15) of the Ground-Based Midcourse (GMD) missile defense system. Vandenberg Air Force Base, Lompoc, CA, and Reagan Test Site, Marshall Islands. This is the first GMD intercept test since June 2014. |
Nov. 11-15 |
Biological Weapons Convention quinquennial review conference. Geneva. |
Nov. 8 |
U.S. election day. |
Nov. 11 |
Veterans Day (federal holiday). |
Nov. 14 |
6:00-9:00 p.m., Thomas Pickering, former Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs; and Richard Somerville, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, "Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Annual Dinner." Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., Chicago. |
Nov. 14 |
6:00-9:00 p.m. Amb. Thomas Pickering and Richard Somerville, "2016 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Annual Dinner." Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., Chicago. |
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. 30 |
Afternoon. "Nuclear Explosion Monitoring: 60 Years of Science and Innovation." |
Nov. |
National Nuclear Security Administration issues the draft Site-wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Sandia National Laboratories, NM. |
Nov. |
President Obama attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders meeting. Lima, Peru. |
Nov. |
Senate Armed Services Committee, hearing on the nomination of Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves to be Commander, Missile Defense Agency (possible). Location TBA, Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
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. |
Dec. 31 |
Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 expires. |
Jan. 16 |
First anniversary of "Implementation Day" which lifted sanctions on Iran. |
Feb. 25-28 |
J Street Conference, Washington. |
March 20-21 |
Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference. Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington. |