2004 Summer Institute

Schedule

Part I: Background

Fri June 11
8:30 am Welcome and Opening Remark Dr. William Sabo, Professor of Political Science,University of North Carolina at Asheville

8:45 am Introduction: Why Study Nonproliferation?
Dr. Clay Moltz,Center for Nonproliferation Studies(CNS) Monterey Institute of International Affairs

10:45 am Nuclear Weapons Technology
Dr. Charles Ferguson, Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) Monterey Institute of International Affairs

Part II: Current Issues

2:pm Russian WMD Issues
Dr. Dmitriy Nikonov, Center for International Trade and Security, University of Georgia

4:15 pm The Threat of Nuclear Terrorism
Dr. Charles Ferguson, Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) Monterey Institute of International Affairs

7 pm Opening Reception and Dinner, Laurel Forum

9 pm Curriculum chatter and beverages in South Ridge Lounge

Sat June 12

8:30 am United States Ballistic Missile Defense, Space Weapons, and the International Nonproliferation Regime

Dr. Clay Moltz, Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) Monterey Institute of International Affairs

10:45 am Iran and North Korea
Dr. Dmitriy Nikonov, Center for International Trade and Security, University of Georgia

2 pm Chemical and Biological Weapons: Public Health Issues
Dr. Victor Sidel, co-editor of War and Public Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

4:15 pm The War on Terrorism: Public Health Issues
Dr. Victor Sidel, co-editor of Terrorism and Public Health,
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

9 pm Curriculum chatter and beverages in South Ridge Lounge

Sun June 13

8:30 am The Middle East
Dr. Avner Cohen, Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM)

10:45 am United States Nuclear Posture Review and Force Structure
Dr. Randall Forsberg, Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies (IDDS)

2 pm India and Pakistan
Dr. Arjun Makhijani, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER)

4:15 pm The Arms Control and Disarmament Regime
Dr. Randall Forsberg, Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies

7:30 pm Public Lecture: The Future of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Owen Conference Center
Dr. Avner Cohen

Part III: Avenues of Change

Mon June 14

8:30 am The Role of Public Health and Environmental Protection in Nonproliferation and Disarmament
Dr. Arjun Makhijani, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER)

10:45 am Reconciling Civil and International Wars: The National Roots of the Transnational Problem of Proliferation
Dr. William Long, Professor and Chair, The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology

2 pm Global Action to Prevent Nuclear War
Dr. Randall Forsberg, Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies (IDDS)

4:15 pm Breaking New Paths to Nonproliferation, Panel Discussion
Dr. Randall Forsberg, Dr. Arjun Makhijani, Dr. William Long, Dr. Avner Cohen

7 pm Concert on the Quad

Tues June 15

8:30 am Room 206 Curriculum Development Workshop
Carah Ong, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Dr. Tom Reifer, Institute for Research on World Systems, University of California at Riverside, Dr. Frank Settle, Department of Chemistry, Washington and Lee University, Dr. David Close, Department of Physics, East Tennessee State University, Dr. Peter Pella, Gettysburg College, Dr. Arjun Makhijani, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research

2 pm War Stories
Jay Hetherington, Political Science, Clemson University
2:30 pm Disarmament Education in Albania
Elton Skendaj, Tirana University, Albania (bio)
3 pm The ALSOS Digital Library and the 2005 Teaching Nonproliferation Summer Institute
Dr. Frank Settle, Department of Chemistry, Washington and Lee University
3:30 pm Discussion about Curriculum

7 pm Closing Banquet, The Glass House