Events Detail

U.S. Strategic Posture in an

Increasingly Proliferated World

Wednesday, October 21st

8:00 AM - Noon

 South Conference Center

Capitol Hill Visitors Center

In May, the bipartisan Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States released its comprehensive Final Report detailing over 100 findings and recommendations on critical issues related to U.S. nuclear strategy. Chief among them was the finding that "so long as nuclear dangers remain, [the United States] must have a strong deterrent that is effective in meeting its security needs and those of its allies." The report was issued in the aftermath of recent proposals for a nuclear-free world in Wall Street Journal and Foreign Affairs articles by distinguished experts, as well as from President Obama in his April Prague speech.

Many believe the Commission's report should be the cornerstone for the U.S. strategic posture as well as its nuclear proliferation and arms control policies.

Hudson Institute held a special morning conference with leading U.S. strategic analysts as well as prominent Members of Congress to discuss the issues raised by this important and comprehensive report.

              Representative Turner

8:00 AM: Registration/Breakfast

8:30 AM: Introduction by Hudson CEO Kenneth Weinstein

8:45 AM: U.S. Nuclear Weapons, From 32,000 to Zero?

Paula DeSutter

William Hartung

Ashley Tellis

Douglas Feith (moderator)

10:00 AM: Coffee Break

10:15 AM: Keynote address from Rep. Turner

10:30 AM: Enlisting Other States and international legal regimes to strengthen nuclear security—Nonproliferation and Arms Control

Christopher Ford

Abe Shulsky

Walter Slocombe

Jack David (moderator)

11:45 AM: Adjournment

For more information, please email isaratsis@hudson.org