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Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at the St. Regis Hotel, Washington, DC
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Our conference, Future of US Nuclear Policy, was a tremendous success. A full house watched and participated at the St. Regis in Washington, DC and thousands watched online. We received great coverage from Politico [1], Defense News [2], and Defense One [3]. Congressmembers Adam Smith, Sen. Markey and Sen. Merkley were among speakers at this major conference. Watch all the videos from the conference here.

Videos, in chronological order, from the conference:

1. Senator Ed Markey, introduced​ ​​by ​Terry Gamble Boyer
2. Senator Jeff Merkley, introduced by ​Liz Warner​​, Ploughshares Fund
3. Representative Adam Smith, introduced by ​Gretchen Hund​​, Ploughshares Fund Board of Directors
4. Impact of the Nov. 2018 Elections on US Nat'l Security, with Mieke Eoyang, Alexandra Bell and Bill Press
5. Critical Mass: Nuclear Policy in the Mass Movement, with Elizabeth Beavers, Stephen Miles and Iram Ali 
6. Critical Change: A Discussion on Transforming Nuclear Policy with Eric Schlosser​​ and William J. Perry
7. Representative Ted Lieu, introduced by ​Joe Cirincione
8. Assessment of Regional Threats: The Middle East and Korea with Christine Ahn and Lara Friedman
9. Global Zero’s Alternate Nuclear Posture Review, with Bruce Blair, Emma Claire Foley and Jessica Sleight​​
10. Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy Initiative Launch, with Amb. Laura Holgate, Amb. Pamela Hamamoto and Ernie Moniz

Videos

 

 

1. Senator Ed Markey, introduced​ ​​by ​Terry Gamble Boyer, Ploughshares Fund Board Chair of Directors

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2. Senator Jeff Merkley, introduced by ​Liz Warner​​, Ploughshares Fund

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3. Representative Adam Smith, introduced by ​Gretchen Hund​​, Ploughshares Fund Board of Directors

Click here [4] for a full transcript of Rep. Smith's remarks

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4. Impact of the November 2018 Elections on US National Security

  • Mieke Eoyang​​, Third Way
  • Alexandra Bell​​, Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation
  • Bill Press​​, ​The Bill Press Show
  • Moderated by ​Tom Collina​​, Ploughshares Fund

 

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5. Critical Mass: Nuclear Policy in the Mass Movement

  • Elizabeth Beavers​​, Indivisible
  • Stephen Miles​​, Win Without War
  • Iram Ali​​, MoveOn
  • Moderated by ​Joe Cirincione

 

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6. Critical Change: A Discussion on Transforming Nuclear Policy

  • Eric Schlosser​​, Investigative journalist and author, Ploughshares Fund Board Member
  • William J. Perry​​, Former Secretary of Defense

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7. Representative Ted Lieu, introduced by ​Joe Cirincione

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8. Assessment of Regional Threats: The Middle East and Korea 

  • Christine Ahn​​, Women Cross DMZ
  • Lara Friedman​​, Foundation for Middle East Peace
  • Moderated by ​Philip Yun​​, Ploughshares Fund

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9. Special Presentation: Global Zero's Alternate Nuclear Posture Review

  • with authors ​Bruce Blair​​, ​Emma Claire Foley​​ and ​Jessica Sleight. Introduced by ​Mary Kaszynski​​, Ploughshares Fund
  • Read the report here: Global Zero’s Alternate Nuclear Posture Review [5]

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10. Special Presentation: Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy Initiative Launch

  • Amb. Laura Holgate​​, Nuclear Threat Initiative
  • Amb. Pam Hamamoto​​, Ploughshares Fund Board Member
  • Ernie Moniz​​, Former Secretary of Energy, Nuclear Threat Initiative
  • Introduced by ​Michelle Dover​​, Ploughshares Fund

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Source URL: https://www.ploughshares.org/issues-analysis/article/future-us-nuclear-policy

Links
[1] https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/24/the-democrats-nuclear-options-966502
[2] https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2018/11/14/smith-aims-to-scrap-trumps-nuclear-weapons-policy/
[3] https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2018/11/redo-nuclear-posture-review-says-next-house-armed-services-chair/152827/
[4] https://www.ploughshares.org/issues-analysis/article/rep-adam-smith-future-us-nuclear-policy
[5] https://www.globalzero.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ANPR-Final.pdf