2023 Previous Forums

U.S. Strategic Nuclear Deterrent Modernization

Monday, July 17, 2023

Advanced Nuclear Weapons Alliance Deterrence Center Virtual Forum

U.S. Strategic Nuclear Deterrent Modernization

featuring U.S. Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1)

Vice Chairman

Committee on Armed Services &

Chairman

Subcommittee on Tactical Air & Land Forces

Committee on Armed Services &

Member

Subcommittee on Seapower & Projection Forces

Committee on Armed Services

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Understanding the Modernization of the Sea-based Leg of the U.S. Strategic Nuclear Deterrent and Rev

Monday, 26 June 2023

Advanced Nuclear Weapons Alliance Deterrence Center Virtual Forum

USS Columbia Class Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN 826) & the Trident II D-5 Missile

with opening remarks by U.S. Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2), Ranking Member Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives

featuring

Rear Admiral Scott W. Pappano, Program Executive Officer, Strategic Submarines

U.S. Department of the Navy

Mr. Matthew D. Sermon, Executive Director, Program Executive Office, Strategic Submarines

U.S. Department of the Navy

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NNSA Nuclear Production Modernization

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Hudson Institute’s Strategic Forces Seminar Series

with Advanced Nuclear Weapons Alliance Deterrence Center

Featuring

Brigadier General Stacy Jo Huser

Principal Assistant Deputy Administrator for Military Application

National Nuclear Security Administration

U.S. Department of Energy

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Strategic Nuclear Threats from U.S. Adversaries

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Advanced Nuclear Weapons Alliance Deterrence Center Virtual Forum

Featuring:

Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman, Emeritus Chair in

Strategy Center for Strategic and International Studies

Dr. Adam B. Lowther

Director

Strategic Deterrence Programs

National Strategic Research Institute

Dr. Evan B. Montgomery

Senior Fellow and Director, Research and Studies

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments

Dr. John A. Swegle

Former Senior Advisory Scientist

Savannah River National Laboratory

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Modernizing the U.S. Strategic Nuclear Deterrent Air-based Leg of the Triad

Monday, April 10, 2023

Advanced Nuclear Weapons Alliance Deterrence Center Virtual Forum

Featuring:

U.S. Congressman Mike Johnson (LA-4)

Member, Committee on Armed Services

General Thomas A. Bussiere

Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command &

Commander, Air Forces Strategic - Air, U.S. Strategic Command, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana

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Watch U.S. Congressman Mike Johnson Video Here

An Overview of our Nation’s Strategic Nuclear Deterrent

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Advanced Nuclear Weapons Alliance Deterrence Center Virtual Forum

Featuring:

Peter Huessy

Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute

Seth Kirshenberg

Executive Director, Energy Communities Alliance

David J. Trachtenberg

Vice President, National Institute for Public Policy & Former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

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Achieving Ignition, What it Means for Nuclear Security and the Stewardship Program

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Advanced Nuclear Weapons Alliance Deterrence Center & Hudson Institute

Present The Joint National Nuclear Security Administration Strategic Nuclear Deterrence Virtual Forums

Opening Remarks - Dr. Kim Budil, Laboratory Director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Featuring, Dr. Mark Herrmann, Program Director for Weapon Physics and Design, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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