April 2-20 | U.N. Disarmament Commission annual meeting. United Nations. |
April 15-16 | Kurt Campbell, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, meets with Japanese officials, Tokyo (April 15-16), and South Korean officials, Seoul (April 16). North Korea's nuclear program is on the agendas. |
April 16 | 12:15-2:00 p.m., Vali Nasr, Tufts University, and Ray Takeyh, Council on Foreign Relations, "Negotiating with Iran: Istanbul and Its Aftermath." Carnegie Endowment, 1779 Massachusetts Ave., Washington. RSVP online. |
April 16 | 2:00-5:15 p.m., seven speakers, "NATO, Deterrence and Reassurance: Looking Toward the Chicago Summit and Beyond. Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington. RSVP online. |
April 16 | 6:00-8:00 p.m., Linton Brooks, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and Keith Payne, National Institute for Public Policy, "PONI Debates the Issues: U.S.-China Mutual Vulnerability." CSIS, B1 Conference Room, 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." title="David Slungaard">email. |
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 | 2:30-3:45 p.m., Victor Cha, Georgetown University, "The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future." Harvard University, Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA. |
April 17 | 3:00 p.m., House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on Atomic Energy Defense Activities and Nuclear Forces Programs, with Madelyn Creedon, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs; Gen. Robert Kehler, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command; Thomas D’Agostino, Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration; David Huizenga, Senior Advisor for Environmental Management; and Peter Winokur, Chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. 2212 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
April 17 | Global Day of Action on Military Spending. |
April 17-18 | Time TBA, Senate Budget Committee, markup of the budget resolution for fiscal year 2013 (tentative). 608 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
April 17-18 | G-8 Global Partnership Working Group meeting. Miami. |
April 18 | 9:30 a.m., 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. |
April 18 | 10:00 a.m., House Foreign Affairs Committee, hearing on "North Korea After Kim Jong-il: Still Dangerous and Erratic," with Frederick Fleitz, Newsmax; Michael Green, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Scott Snyder, Council on Foreign Relations; and Patrick Cronin, Center for a New American Security. 2172 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
April 18 | 10:30 a.m., House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on "Budget and Spending Concerns at DOE," with witnesses TBA. 2322 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
April 18 | 10:30 a.m., Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on the missile defense budget, with Lt. Gen. Patrick O'Reilly, Director, Missile Defense Agency. 192 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
April 18 | Noon-1:00 p.m., Victor Cha, Georgetown University "The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future." Heritage Foundation, Lehrman Auditorium, 214 Massachusetts Ave., NE, Washington. RSVP online. Webcast on the Heritage website. |
April 18 | 2:30 p.m., Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on the management of the National Security Laboratories by the National Nuclear Security Administration, with Charles McMillan, Director, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Paul Hommert, Director, Sandia National Laboratories; Penrose Albright, Director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; and Charles Shank and Kumar Patel, co-chairmen, Committee to Review the Quality of the Management and of the Science and Engineering Research at the Department of Energy's National Security Laboratories. 222 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
April 18 | 3:00-4:30 p.m., Rose Gottemoeller, Acting Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, "A Conversation with Acting Undersecretary of State Rose Gottemoeller." Harvard University, Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA. RSVP online. |
April 18-19 | Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta attend a joint NATO foreign and defense ministers meeting. Brussels. |
April 18-20 | 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI), "2012 PONI Spring Conference." Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. |
April 18-20 | India test launches its new Agni V intermediate-range ballistic missile. Integrated Test Range, Wheeler Island, Orissa, India. |
April 19 | 9:30 a.m., Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, hearing on Navy shipbuilding programs, with Sean Stackley, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition; Vice Adm. Kevin McCoy, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command; Vice Adm. John Blake, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources; Vice Adm. William Burke, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Systems; Lt. Gen. and Richard Mills, Deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps for Combat Development and Integration. 222 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
April 19 | 9:45 a.m., U.N. Security Council holds a session on nuclear nonproliferation, disarmament and security. (The United States chairs the Security Council during April.) Webcast on the U.N. website. |
April 19 | 8:30 p.m., John R. Murphy, SAIC, "A Review of the Cavity Decoupling Evasion Scenario: Implications for Seismic Monitoring of Underground Nuclear Explosions." Sponsored by the Potomac Geophysical Society. At the Fort Myer Officers' Club, 214 Jackson Ave., Fort Myer, VA. |
April 19 or week of April 23 | 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 (estimate). 2362-B Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
April 20 | Noon-1:30 p.m., Kathleen Vogel, Cornell University, and Michael Dennis, Georgetown University, "The Role of Tacit Knowledge in WMD Proliferation: Past and Present." Wilson Center, Fifth Floor, Regan Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington. RSVP by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." title="International Security Studies">email. |
April 20 | Noon-2:00 p.m., Robert Butterworth, Aries Analytics; Keith Payne, National Institute for Public Policy; Henry Cooper, High Frontier; and Rob Soofer, staff for Sen. Jon Kyl (AZ), "Grand Strategy and the Strategic Triad." Sponsored by the Independent Working Group on Missile Defense and the Space Relationship. U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Room 200, Washington. RSVP to Polly Parke by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." title="Polly Parke">email. |
April 21 | 12:30 p.m., Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance, march against the Uranium Processing Facility. From A.K. Bissell Park, Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN, to the Y-12 National Security Complex gate. |
April 22 | 5:00-8:00 p.m., screening of In My Lifetime: A Presentation of The Nuclear World Project, followed by a discussion with Robert Frye, the film's director. Ethical Humanist Society of Philadelphia, 1906 S. Rittenhouse Sq., Philadelphia. RSVP online. |
April 22 | French presidential election (first round). |
Week of April 23 or May 7 | House of Representatives floor action on the energy and water appropriations bill (estimate), which includes the nuclear weapons and nuclear nonproliferation programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Broadcast and webcast on C-SPAN. |
Week of April 23 or May 7 | 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 (estimate). Room TBA, Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
Week of April 23 or May 7 | 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 (estimate). Room TBA, Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
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 26 | 1:30 p.m., House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, markup of its portion of the defense authorization bill, H.R. 4310, which includes the nuclear weapons programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration. 2212 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
April 26 | 6:00 p.m., Stephen Daggett, Congressional Research Service, "Macro Scale DoD Budget Issues before Congress." Sponsored by Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. At Marriott Residence Inn, 550 Army-Navy Dr., Arlington, VA. 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 or May | 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. |
April or May | President Obama approves the Defense Department's Nuclear Posture Review Implementation Study (estimate). |
April or May | 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). |
April or May | International Atomic Energy Agency resumes inspections of North Korea's nuclear sites (possible). |
April or May | North Korea conducts its third nuclear test (possible). P’unggye-yok, North Korea. |
April or May | Israel Aerospace Industries test launches an Arrow 3 ballistic missile interceptor (estimate). Palmachim Air Force Base, Israel. |
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 biannual modernization and refurbishment plan for the nuclear security complex (50 U.S. Code Sec. 2523a). |
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 3-4 | Russian Defense Ministry holds an international conference on missile defense. Moscow. |
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). |
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. |
May 7 | Vladimir Putin takes office as Russian president. Moscow. |
May 8 | Indiana Republican Senate primary election between Sen. Dick Lugar and Richard Mourdock. |
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 9 | 10:00 a.m., House Armed Services Committee, markup of the defense authorization bill, H.R. 4310, 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 9-10 | National Defense University, WMD Center Annual Symposium. National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington. Register 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 10 | 2:30-4:30 p.m., Bonnie Jenkins, State Department Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs; Sabine Nolke, Canada Foreign Affairs and International Trade; and Paul Walker, Global Green USA, "The G-8 Global Partnership Against the Spread of WMD: A Case Study of Summit-Sponsored Initiatives." Part of the Stanley Foundation conference, "The Apex of Influence-How Summit Meetings Build Multilateral Cooperation." Northwestern University, Wieboldt Hall, Room 147, 339 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago. 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 14-15 | British American Security Information Council, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, George Washington University, NATO Watch, and Strategy International, "NATO Shadow Summit III," with speakers TBA. George Washington University, 1957 E St., NW, Washington. |
May 14-16 | Institute of Nuclear Materials and Management, "Evolving the IAEA State-Level Concept." University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. Register online. |
May 15-18 | House of Representatives floor action on the defense authorization bill, H.R. 4310, which includes the nuclear weapons and nuclear nonproliferation programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration (estimate). Broadcast and webcast on C-SPAN. |
May 16 | Time TBA, U.S. Air Force test launches a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA, toward the Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, Central Pacific Ocean. |
May 17 | 3:30-5:00 p.m., David Holloway, Stanford University, "A Tale of Three H-Bombs: The Thermonuclear Turning-Point of the 1950s. Stanford University, Encina Hall, Hills Conference Room, 616 Serra St., Second Floor, Palo Alto, CA. |
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 | Network for a NATO Free Future, Counter-Summit for Peace and Economic Justice. People's Church of Chicago, 941 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago. |
May 19-29 | House of Representatives Memorial Day recess. |
May 20-21 | President Obama hosts a NATO summit. McCormick Place, Chicago. Adoption of the NATO Defense and Deterrence Posture Review is on the agenda. |
Week of May 21 | Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, markup of its portion of the defense authorization bill, which includes the nuclear nonproliferation programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration. 232‑A Russell Senate Office, Washington (closed). |
Week of May 21 | Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, markup of its portion of the defense authorization bill, which includes the nuclear weapons programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration. 232‑A Russell Senate Office, Washington (closed). |
Week of May 21 | Senate Armed Services Committee, markup of the defense authorization bill, which includes the nuclear weapons and nuclear nonproliferation programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration. 232‑A Russell Senate Office, Washington (closed). |
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 23 | Iran continues negotiations on its nuclear program with the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany (P5+1). Baghdad. |
May 24 | 3:30-5:00 p.m., Alexandre Debs, Yale University, and Nuno Monteiro, Yale University, "The Strategic Logic of Nuclear Proliferation." Stanford University, Encina Hall, Hills Conference Room, 616 Serra St., Second Floor, Palo Alto, CA. |
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 31 | USEC discontinues work on its American Centrifuge project unless the Energy Department provides $150 million. Piketon, OH. |
May | House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, markup of the defense appropriations bill (estimate). H-140 Capitol Building, Washington (closed). |
May | House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, markup of the State, foreign operations appropriations bill (estimate). H-140 Capitol Building, Washington. Not webcast. |
May | House Appropriations Committee, markup of the defense appropriations bill (estimate). 2359 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
May | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, markup of the State, foreign operations appropriations bill (estimate). Room TBA, Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
May | Senate Appropriations Committee, markup of the State, foreign operations appropriations bill (estimate). Room TBA, Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
May | Senate floor action on the energy and water appropriations bill, which includes the nuclear weapons and nuclear nonproliferation programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration (estimate). Broadcast and webcast on C-SPAN2. |
May | Senate floor vote on the nomination of Mark Lippert to Assistant Defense Secretary for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs (possible). |
May | USEC may close its Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, used for uranium enrichment. Paducah, KY. |
May or June | Senate Armed Services Committee, hearing on the nomination of Kathleen Hicks to be Principal Undersecretary of Defense for Policy (estimate). Room TBA, Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
May or June | 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. |
May or June | Senate Armed Services Committee, vote 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. |
June 2 | International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Abolition Day. |
June 4 | Time TBA, Arms Control Association annual meeting. Carnegie Endowment, Root Room, 1779 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington. |
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 | 1:00-4:00 p.m., Council for a Livable World and the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, National Security Forum, with speakers TBA. U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Room SVC-208, Washington. Register online. |
June 6 | 6:00-8:00 p.m., Council for a Livable World and the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, 50th Anniversary Celebration, with Vice President Joe Biden and other speakers. Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington. Register online. |
June 8 | 8:00-9:00 a.m., Gen. Tom McInerney (retired) and Clare Lopez, "Iran and Terrorism: Material Support from Kohobar Towers to 9/11 and Beyond." 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 | 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 12 | Arizona special election to replace former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (AZ-8). |
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 14-15 | NATO Conference on WMD Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. Budapest, Hungary. |
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 18-19 | President Obama attends the G-20 summit. Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico. |
June 18-22 | Nuclear Suppliers Group annual meeting. Seattle. |
June 20-21 | Partnership for Global Security, 2012 Biosecurity Conference. Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 415 Summer St., Boston. |
June 20-23 | Wilton Park, "Deterrence, Assurance and Reductions: Rebalancing the Nuclear Order." Wiston House, Steyning, West Sussex, UK. |
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 28 | 8:00-9:00 a.m., Linton Brooks, former Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, "Next Steps in U.S.-Russian Arms Control," and Frank Miller, former National Security Council staff, "U.S. Nuclear Deterrent Strategy " Part of the Breakfast Series at Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP online. |
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 | Sanctions go into effect against any foreign country or company that purchases petroleum products from Iran from this date on (Public Law 112-81, Sec. 1245). |
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, the first submarine to carry the Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile. Severodvinsk (on the White Sea), Russia. |
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 23-25 | 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Greg Koblentz, George Mason University and five other speakers, "Pandemics, Bioterrorism, and International Security." George Mason University, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax, VA. Register online. |
July 30 | Conference on Disarmament third part for 2012 begins. Through Sept. 14. Geneva. |
Summer or fall | Senate floor action on the defense authorization bill, which includes the nuclear weapons and nuclear nonproliferation programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Broadcast and webcast on C-SPAN2. |
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. 2-9 | Japan Council Against A and H Bombs, World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs. Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. |
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. 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 | 8:00-9:00 a.m., John Foster, former director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, "Nukes, Missile Defense and U.S. Security." Part of the Breakfast Series at Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP online. |
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. | Non-aligned Movement summit. Tehran, Iran. |
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. | United Sates and Israel hold a joint missile defense exercise, "Austere Challenge 12." Israel and Germany. |
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 | Defense Department submits to Congress a report on the military power of the North Korea (Public Law 112-81, Sec. 1236). |
Nov. 1 | 60th anniversary of "Ivy Mike," the first hydrogen bomb test. Nevada Test Site, now the Nevada National Security Site. |
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). |
Dec. | Missile Defense Agency tests a Ground-based Interceptor missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA, against an intermediate-range ballistic missile target launched from Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, Central Pacific Ocean. |
Dec. | Conference on a Middle East Zone Free of Weapons of Mass Destruction. Helsinki. |
TBA | National Nuclear Security Administration issues the draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on the Production of Tritium in a Commercial Light Water Reactor. |
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, under the Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-25) (possible). |
Jan. 21 | Inaugural address and parade. Washington. (The actual oath of office will be taken on Sunday, Jan. 20.) |
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). |
Feb. 18 | Presidents Day (federal holiday). |
Feb. 18 | U.S.-Russian "Megatons to Megawatts" agreement expires. |
Feb. | National Nuclear Security Administration issues the 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. |
April 8-9 | Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference. Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington. |
April-May | Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) preparatory committee meeting for the 2015 review conference. United Nations. |
TBA | Israeli general election (by Oct. 2013). |