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Meeting of the Joint Committees Public Agenda
BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE IN THE CONTEXT OF STRATEGIC STABILITY
A Joint Consensus Study
U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
and the
Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)
March 25, 2015
Washington, DC
The National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Ave., NW
CLOSED SESSION: 9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
INTERNAL NAS-RAS JOINT COMMITTEES PLANNING AND DISCUSSION
OPEN SESSION
BRIEFINGS TO NAS-RAS JOINT COMMITTEES
12:30–12:40 | Opening Remarks and Introductions |
AMB. LINTON BROOKS, NAS Committee Chair | |
MAJOR GEN. VLADIMIR DVORKIN, RAS Committee Chair | |
12:40–12:45 | Study Statement of Task |
AMB. LINTON BROOKS, NAS Committee Chair | |
MAJOR GEN. VLADIMIR DVORKIN, RAS Committee Chair | |
SESSION I | Description of Current U.S. BMD System |
12:45–1:15 | What Can an NAS-RAS Joint Study Add to the Discussion and Opportunities for Cooperation? |
RICHARD GARWIN, IBM Fellow Emeritus at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center | |
Discussion |
1:15–1:45 | Overview of Current U.S. BMD System |
FRANK A. ROSE, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance | |
Discussion | |
SESSION II | Opportunities for U.S.-Russian Cooperation |
1:45–2:25 | Importance of U.S.-Russian Cooperation on BMD |
ROSE GOTTEMOELLER, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security | |
Discussion | |
2:25–3:05 | Importance of U.S.-Russian Cooperation on BMD |
SERGEY I. KISLYAK, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States | |
Discussion | |
3:05–3:15 | Coffee Break |
SESSION III | Previous Experiences with U.S.-Russian Federation Cooperative Efforts on BMD (including confidence-building measures, transparency measures, etc.) |
3:15–3:45 | Previous Experiences and Analyses of Joint BMD Efforts |
BRADLEY H. ROBERTS, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Missile Defense Policy | |
Discussion | |
3:45–4:15 | Previous Experiences and Analyses of Joint BMD Efforts |
LT. GEN. HENRY A. “TREY” OBERING III, Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton (Participating via Videoconference) | |
Discussion | |
SESSION IV | Final Discussion and Public Comment Period |
4:15–5:00 | Final Questions from the Joint Committees and Final Discussion |
5:00–5:30 | Comments from Public Who Have Signed in |
5:30 | Adjourn |