On Thursday, July 29, 2010, Ambassador Steven Pifer, Director of the Brookings Institution's Arms Control Initiative, will hold a conversation with Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher, on the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). The discussion will be moderated by Philip J. Crowley, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Public Affairs. Submit questions online.

Congressmen Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) and Edward Markey (D-MA) present a briefing on Nuclear Arms Control and Nonproliferation. Join them on this afternoon to discuss the current political will to reduce global nuclear dangers and whether the United States can also pursue a set of arms control measures that could quickly find bipartisan support and be implemented without necessarily securing the legal consent of other states. Please RSVP via e-mail to robert.zarate@mail.house.gov or katie.matthews@mail.house.gov.

Please Join the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) for a discussion with Rose Gottemoeller, Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. Her remarks will be followed by an expert panel discussion on the implications of verification for the START ratification process and a lively Q & A session with the audience. Register online.

The Senate will soon have an opportunity to ratify the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), to continue mutual, verifiable nuclear weapons reductions in the U.S. and Russia. In todays sharply polarized Senate, New START's fate is unclear. Please join this discussion of the important role New START plays in nuclear stability, global nonproliferation, and America's international leadership. RSVP online.

Ban All Nukes Generation (Bang-USA), is collaborating with many domestic and international youth networks to influence a wide audience during this progression toward the nuclear disarmament movement. During this presentation, Bang-USA founders will give an overview of today's youth movement and what lies ahead for this generation of future leaders in disarmament.

The Arms Control Initiative at Brookings will present a panel of scholars to discuss questions regarding the nuclear age and the challenges of deterring attack against the United States and deterrence to protect American allies and partners. Register online.

There will be a meeting of the Senate Committee on Armed Services to receive testimony on the New START and implications for national security programs.

Please join LDRD for its 2010 NNSA Laboratory Directed Research and Development Symposium in Washington, DC, on June 9, 2010.

Part of the NDU/NDIA Congressional Breakfast Seminar Series. Registration Required for all guests no later than 24 hours prior to event. Free for Government employees; $40 for others.  Contact Elma Rhue by email please at rhuee@ndu.edu.

Part of the NDU/NDIA Congressional Breakfast Seminar Series. Registration Required for all guests no later than 24 hours prior to event. Free for Government employees; $40 for others.  Contact Elma Rhue by email please at rhuee@ndu.edu.

Part of the NDU/NDIA Congressional Breakfast Seminar Series. Registration Required for all guests no later than 24 hours prior to event. Free for Government employees; $40 for others.  Contact Elma Rhue by email please at rhuee@ndu.edu.

PONI Debates the Issues will host the third even of the 2010 live debate series on Tuesday, May 25. The topic for the will be U.S. nuclear declaratory policy.

CAPITOL HILL BRIEFING  (Lunch Included)

Part of the NDU/NDIA Congressional Breakfast Seminar Series. Registration Required for all guests no later than 24 hours prior to event. Free for Government employees; $40 for others.  Contact Elma Rhue by email please at rhuee@ndu.edu.

James Acton will argue that the most likely type of instability is rearmament, examine potential drivers of rearmament, and discuss steps to ensure that its likelihood can be minimized.

Paul Chappell describes how, in the nuclear age, waging peace is required to ensure the survival of humanity and protect our planet.

One of the major unsolved puzzles of international politics is why only some states acquire nuclear weapons, whereas others never start a weapons program or even renounce their activities. A new theoretical framework based on the literature of American Pragmatism overcomes long-standing theoretical disaccords and provides a better understanding of the issues underlying states' decision-making.

The American Society of International Law, the National Capitol Area of the United Nations Association, and the United Nations Association of the United States will present a luncheon debate on an issue of current and critical importance: the Obama Administration's commitment to seek a world free of nuclear weapons that will require the complete and verifiable elimination of all nuclear weapons in accordance with a comprehensive and verifiable treaty. Online registration encouraged.

CSIS invites you to watch "Should the United States Continue to Reduce the Role of Nuclear Weapons in its National Security Strategy?" - part of the Global Security Forum: A review of the top security issues on our horizon.

Part of the NDU/NDIA Congressional Breakfast Seminar Series. Registration Required for all guests no later than 24 hours prior to event. Free for Government employees; $40 for others.  Contact Elma Rhue by email please at rhuee@ndu.edu.