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
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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 |