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| May 14-24 |
U.N. Open-ended Working Group on nuclear disarmament holds its first session of 2013. Geneva. |
| May 20 |
2:00 p.m., House of Representatives floor debate and vote (on the suspension calendar) of the Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act of 2013,H.R. 1073. The roll call vote on the bill, if requested, will be after 6:30 p.m. Broadcast and webcast on C-SPAN. |
| May 21 |
3:01-9:01 a.m. PDT, U.S. Air Force test launches a Minuteman IIIintercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA, toward the Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, Central Pacific Ocean. |
| May 21 |
10:00-11:30 a.m., Chen Kane and Miles Pomper, Monterey Institute, “South Korea as a Nuclear Exporter: Successes & Challenges for the Future.” Korea Economic Institute, 1800 K St., NW, Washington. RSVPonline. |
| May 21 |
5:00-7:30 p.m., Bruce Laingen and John Limbert, “Future U.S.-Iran Trajectories Through the Lens of Former Hostages: An Evening of Dialogue with Two Former Hostages of Iran from the 1979 Takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.” American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1200 New York Ave., NW, Washington. RSVP online. |
| May 22 |
10:00 a.m., House Foreign Affairs Committee, markup of the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013, H.R. 850. 2172 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
| May 22 |
10:00-11:30 a.m., Bruce Blair, Global Zero; Keith Payne, National Institute for Public Policy; and Steven Pifer, Brookings Institution, “Options for Reducing Nuclear Arms.” Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington. RSVP online. |
| May 22 |
10:30 a.m., House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, markup of its portion of the defense authorization bill, H.R. 1960, which includes the nuclear weapons programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration. 2212 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
| May 23 |
Noon-1:30 p.m., Ahmet Uzumcu, Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, “A Conversation with Ahmet Uzumcu.” Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1800 K St., NW, Washington. RSVP by email. |
| May 23-24 |
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and NATO officials meet with Russian officials to discuss missile defense. Moscow. |
| May 24 |
8:00-9:00 a.m., Michael Pillsbury, Defense Department; Gordon Chang, author; and Richard Fischer, International Assessment and Strategy Center, “China’s Challenge: Nuclear and Missile Defense Perspectives.” Part of the Peter Huessy Congressional Breakfast Series. Capitol Hill Club, 300 First St., SE, Washington. RSVP online. |
| May 24 |
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Tibor Tóth, Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization, “Asia-Pacific Security: Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Disarmament and the Test-Ban Treaty.” Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, 10 St. James’s Square, London. RSVP online. |
| May 24-June 2 |
House and Senate Memorial Day recess. (Senate recess begins May 25.) |
| May 27 |
Memorial Day (holiday). |
| May 27 |
25th anniversary of Senate ratification of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty by a vote of 93 to 5. The treaty eliminated an entire class of nuclear weapons. |
| Week of May 27 |
National Security Advisor Tom Donilon meets with Chinese officials (tentative). Beijing. |
| May 28 |
12:30 p.m., Bonnie Jenkins, Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs, State Department, “The Nuclear Security Summit: A Multi-Sectoral Approach.” Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Andromeda Tower, Donau-City Strasse 6, Floor 13. RSVP online. |
| May 28 |
15th anniversary of Pakistan’s first nuclear test. Chagai Hills, Balochistan, Pakistan. |
| May 29 |
8:00-9:30 a.m., Jay Cohen, former Undersecretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology; David Waller, former Deputy Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency; Stephen Flynn, Northeastern University; and Stanton Sloane, Decision Sciences International Corp., “Nuclear Terrorism: What’s at Stake?” American Security Project, 1100 New York Ave., NW, Seventh Floor West Tower, Washington. RSVP by May 24 by email. |
| May 31 |
Defense Department completes its “Strategic Choices and Management Review,” which is to frame the Defense Department’s guidance for the fiscal year 2015 budget and to be the foundation for the Quadrennial Defense Review due to Congress in Feb. |
| June 1 |
25th anniversary of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treatyentering into force. The treaty eliminated an entire class of nuclear weapons. |
| June 3-7 |
International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting. Vienna. Iran’s nuclear program is on the agenda. |
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