Oct. 3-Nov. 2 | U.N. General Assembly First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) meets. United Nations. | Oct. 4-Dec. 13 | William Perry, former Defense Secretary. "Living at the Nuclear Brink: Yesterday and Today." Course registration online. | Oct. 8-Nov. 13 | House and Senate election recess. | Oct. 14-20 | Screening of Command and Control. Landmark Theatres Midtown Art Cinema, 931 Monroe Drive, Atlanta. | Oct. 14-20 | Screening of Command and Control. Landmark Theatres Shattuck Cinemas, 2230 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA. | Oct. 14-20 | Screening of Command and Control. Landmark Theatres Opera Plaza Cinema, 601 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco. | Oct. 17 | 7:30 p.m., Gregory Kulacki, Union of Concerned Scientists, "The Risk of Nuclear War Between the United States and China." Denison University, Slayter Hall, Newark, OH. | Oct .18 | 11:30 a.m., Kevin Martin, Peace Action, “Overcoming the Triple Evils of Racism, Militarism, and Extreme Materialism to Build the Beloved Community.” Sponsored by the Utah Valley University Peace and Justice Studies Program. At Utah Valley University, Library Auditorium Room 120, 800 W. University Parkway, Orem, UT. | Oct. 18 | 12:30-2:00 p.m., Bryan Port, Director of Strategy, U.S. Forces Korea, "The Future of THAAD and USFK." Off the record. Sponsored by the Council on Asian Affairs and Korea Economic Institute (KEI). At KEI, 1800 K St. NW, Suite 1010, Washington. RSVP online. | Oct. 18 | 4:00 p.m., Gregory Kulacki, Union of Concerned Scientists, "The Risk of Nuclear War Between the United States and China." Tiffin University, Franks Hall 122, Tiffin, OH. | Oct. 19 | Noon, Gregory Kulacki, Union of Concerned Scientists, "The Risk of Nuclear War Between the United States and China." Marymount College, Salina, KS. | Oct. 19 | Noon-1:30 p.m., Liyou Zha, Deputy Consul General of China, San Francisco; Shouichi Nagayoshi, Deputy Consul General of Japan, San Francisco; Jimin Kim, Deputy Consul General of South Korea, San Francisco; and Phillip Lipscy, Stanford University, "Nuclear Safety and Security In Northeast Asia." Stanford University, Bechtel Conference Center, Encina Hall, 616 Serra St., Palo Alto, CA. RSVP by 5:00 p.m., Oct. 18 online. | Oct. 19 | 2:00-3:30 p.m., retired Gen. Sir Richard Shirreff, former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, "Is Armed Conflict with Russia a Real Possibility?" Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington. RSVPonline. Not webcast. | Oct. 19 | 9:00-10:30 p.m. EDT, third and final presidential debate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Broadcast on all major television networks and cable channels. | Oct. 20 | 2:00 p.m., Kevin Martin, Peace Action, “U.S. Empire at the Crossroads--Start a New Nuclear Arms Race? Or Address Climate Change and Human Needs?” University of Utah, Hinckley Institute of Politics, 332 S. 1400 E., Building 73, Room 110 Salt Lake City. | Oct. 20 | U.S.-South Korean annual Security Consultative Meeting. Washington. Change in nuclear deterrence strategy is on the agenda. | Oct. 21 | 10:00-11:00 a.m., Jane Harman, Wilson Center; Robert Litwak, Wilson Center; and David Sanger, New York Times, "Deterring Nuclear Terrorism." Wilson Center, Sixth Floor, Regan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington. RSVPonline. | Oct. 21 | 10:00-11:30 p.m., Anton V. Khlopkov, director of the Center for Energy and Security Studies (Moscow), "U.S.-Russian Nuclear Cooperation: Quo Vadis?" Harvard University, Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369, Cambridge, MA. | Oct. 21 | 12:15-1:45 p.m., Laura Holgate, U.S. Representative to the United Nations Office in Vienna and the International Atomic Energy Agency, "Nuclear Issues: The View from Vienna." Harvard University Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369, Cambridge, MA. RSVP online. | Oct. 24 | 7:00 p.m., William Perry, former Defense Secretary. "Book Launch: My Journey at the Nuclear Brink." All Souls Unitarian Church, 1157 Lexington Ave., New York. | Oct. 24 | Deadline for submission of Letters of Inquiry on analytical work to reduce the threat posed by nuclear materials. Details on this joint RFP from the MacArthur Foundation and Carnegie Corporation of New York are online. | Oct. 25 | 1:00-6:00 p.m., Michael Green, Center for Strategic and International Studies; John Hamre, Center for Strategic and International Studies; David Shambaugh, George Washington University; and Lt. Gen. Jack Weinstein, Air Force Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, "The Korean Peninsula Issues and U.S. National Security." Sponsored by ICAS. Heritage Foundation, Allison Auditorium, 214 Massachusetts Ave., NE, Washington. RSVP online | Oct. 26 | 1:15-3:30 p.m., screening of Collisions. United Nations, Conference Room 4, New York. RSVP online. | Oct. 27 | Noon-1:15 p.m., Lowell Schwartz, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, "Congress and the Future of the Iran Nuclear Agreement." University of Maryland, 4113 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD. | Oct. 30 | 3:00-5:00 p.m., Megan Rice, Transform Now Plowshares; and Dan Zack,Washington Post reporter, "Courage and Resistance in a Nuclear Age." Sandy Spring Friends Meeting, 17715 Meeting House Road, Sandy Spring, MD. | Nov. 1 | Defense Acquisition Board meets to approve Milestone B for the Ohio-class replacement submarine, which will allow the program to begin detail design. Pentagon, Washington. | Nov. 3 | Gen. John Hyten takes office as Commander, U.S. Strategic Command. Omaha, NE. | Nov. 8 | U.S. election day. | Nov. 11 | Veterans Day (federal holiday). | Nov. 11-15 | Biological Weapons Convention quinquennial review conference. Geneva. | Nov. 14 | 6:00-9:00 p.m., Thomas Pickering, former Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs; and Richard Somerville, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, "Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Annual Dinner." Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., Chicago. | Nov. 14-18 | International Atomic Energy Agency, board of governors meeting. Vienna. | Nov. 18-28 | House and Senate Thanksgiving recess. (Senate recess begins Nov. 19. and ends Nov. 27.) | Nov. 19-20 | President Obama attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders meeting. Lima, Peru. | Nov. 24 | Thanksgiving (holiday). | Nov. 26 | 25th anniversary of the last British nuclear test, Julin Bristol. Nevada Test Site, now the Nevada National Security Site. | Nov. 30 | Time TBA. "Nuclear Explosion Monitoring: 60 Years of Science and Innovation." Sponsored by State and Defense Departments. Location in a House or Senate building TBA, Washington. | Nov. | National Nuclear Security Administration issues the draft Site-wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Sandia National Laboratories, NM. | Nov. | Senate Armed Services Committee, hearing on the nomination of Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves to be Commander, Missile Defense Agency (possible). Location TBA, Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. | Dec. 1 | 6:00-8:30 p.m., Han Sung Joo, Korea University; and Evans Revere, Albright Stonebridge Group, "The North Korean Nuclear Challenge." National Committee on American Legislation, Union Club, 101 E 69 St., New York. RSVP online. | Dec. 4-7 | National Symposium on Nuclear Weapons. Santa Fe, NM. | Dec. 5-9 | International Atomic Energy Agency, International Conference on Nuclear Security. Vienna. | Dec. 16 | Congress adjourns (tentative). | Dec. 17-Jan. 2 | House and Senate Christmas recess. | Dec. 24 | Hanukkah begins at sunset. Through Jan. 1. | Dec. 25 | Christmas (holiday). | Dec. 26 | Christmas federal holiday. | Dec. 26 | 25th anniversary of the dissolution of the Soviet Union. | Dec. 31 | U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s term ends. | Dec. 31 | Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 expires. | Jan.-March | Missile Defense Agency tests a Ground-based-Interceptor missile. Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. | Jan. 16 | First anniversary of "Implementation Day" which lifted sanctions on Iran. | Feb. 25-28 | J Street Conference, Washington. | March 20-21 | Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference. Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington. RSVP online. |
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