2006 Conference Presentations
U.S. Strategic Command
November 16, 2006
Panel 1: Diverging Interests in Nuclear Weapons and Deterrence Implications
- Annapolis Discussion Re-cap of Question 1, Tara Murphy
- Nuclear Signaling and Threat Escalation: Avoiding Miscommunication in Deterrence and Extended Deterrence Scenarios, Owen Price
- Deterrence: An Evolving Concept, Lt. Col. Randy Bentz
- Is an Untested Deterrent Effective? Andrew Randewich
Panel 2: The Old Triad within the New Triad
- Annapolis Discussion Re-cap of Question 2, Josh Welle
- American Nuclear Force Structure and Doctrine: Lessons from the Cold War, Christopher Bright
- The Relevance of System Engineering in Defining Strategic Nuclear Deterrence Needs and Solutions, Troy Schilling
Panel 3: The New Triad: Planning, Production, and Physical Capabilities
- Annapolis Discussion Re-cap of Question 4, Libby Stockel
- Variations on a Theme: ‘Rightsizing’ the Complex to Realize a Responsive Infrastructure, Lani Sanders
- The U.S.–U.K. Mutual Defense Agreement Role in a Responsive Nuclear Infrastructure, Tom Tierney
- Military Scientists and Engineers as a Prerequisite for a Responsive Infrastructure, Major David Gerts
- Sustaining a Capable Industrial Base, Jason Meredith
Atomic Weapons Establishment – Aldermaston, UK
September 21-22, 2006
Panel 1: The Nature of Deterrence & National Security Strategy
- Understanding What Motivates Adversaries to Use WM, Ben Bolland
- Is an Untested Deterrent Effective? Andrew Randewich
- Nuclear Signaling and Threat Escalation: Avoiding Miscommunication in Deterrence and Extended Deterrence Scenarios, Kathleen McInnis & Owen Price
Panel 2: Force Structure: Realizing the New Triad and International Prespectives
- American Nuclear Force Structure & Doctrine: Lessons from the Early Cold War, Christopher Bright
- Nuclear Command and Control in the 21st Century: Trends, Disparities and the Impact on Deterrence and Stability, Jerome Conley
- The Relevance of System Engineering in Defining Strategic Nuclear Deterrence Needs and Solutions, Troy Schilling
- The Role of the RRW in Transforming the Old Triad of the Cold War into the New Triad of the Future, Christine Bent
Panel 3: Realizing the Responsive Infrastrure
- The Reliable Replacement Warhead and a Responsive Infrastructure, Benn Tannenbaum & Francis Slakey
- Sustaining a Capable Industrial Base, Jason Meredith
- Engineers & Scientists as a Prerequisite for Responsive Infrastructure, Major David Gerts
- The US-UK Mutual Defense Agreement Role in a Responsive Nuclear Infrastructure, Tom Tierney & Greg Archbold
Panel 4: Operationalizing the Strategy
- Worldwide Growth in Nuclear Energy Demand: Consequences for Non-Proliferation, Bill McCarthy & Neil Tuley
- The Perils of Progress: The Connection between Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Weapons Proliferation, Robert Murphy & Tara Murphy
Colorado Springs
June 15-16, 2006
Panel 1: The Nature of Deterrence and National Security Strategy
- Deconstructing Deterrence: Short-term or Long-term Perspectives? Michelle Atkinson
- Deterrence: An Evolving Concept, Randy Bentz
- Would ‘Deterrence of Negligence’ Reduce the Risk of Catastrophic Terrorism? Philipp Bleek
- What can Dissuasion do for you? Tailoring Nuclear Strategies in a Post-Deterrence World, Jonathan Hagood
- Deterrence, Persuasion and Evolving U.S.-India Relations, Mary Beth Nikitin
Panel 2: Force Structure: Realizing the New Triad and International Perspectives
- Integrating the New Triad: An Effects Based Approach, Zachariah Becker
- U.S. Strategic Nuclear Force Reevaluation, Reorganization and Reduction: A Perspective on Disarmament Beyond 2012, Ben Rusek
- A System Problem: Sizing and Structuring the Nuclear for the New Triad, Owen Price
Panel 3: Realizing the Responsive Infrastructure
- Use it or Lose It: Does the Expanding Mission Space of the National Laboratories Offer a Path to Transformation, Lucas Feldner
- Variations on a Theme: “Rightsizing” the Complex to Realize a Responsive Structure, Lani Sanders
- Maintaining Nuclear Weapons Design Expertise, Blake Wood