Please note: this meeting is under Chatham House rules.  While the topics under discussion may be mentioned outside of the meeting, no viewpoints or comments may be attributed to particular participants.  Our goal is to better define what would constitute a successful Review Conference, identify areas that need further immediate examination, and what role European countries and institutions might play maximizing the likelihood of success. 

 

This meeting is organized by Pugwash, the Department of Physics and the Department of International Studies of the Universita' degli Studi di Milano.

09.00 – 09.15	Welcome and introduction
09.15 – 10.45	Status of and prospects for disarmament in the near-term US-Russian arms control negotiations Tactical nuclear weapons, US nuclear weapons in Europe (incl. Italy).  Prospects for their elimination and establishing a precedent for non-basing of nuclear weapons on other territories Creating environment for further multilateral disarmament
10.45 – 11.00	Break
11.00  – 12.00	Deemphasizing nuclear weapons: reducing their military and political role Are the US nuclear posture review and the NATO strategic concept review likely to do the job? What ideas should be put forward?
12.00 – 13.00	Progress on stalled treaties What can be done to promote Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) Entry Into Force? What is the status of and prospects for the Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMCT)?
13.00 – 14.30	Lunch
14.30 – 15.30	Eliminating weapons of mass destruction from critical areas: the case of the Middle East Importance of the Middle East resolution Concrete proposals for how to move forward
15.30 – 16.30	Enhancing the role of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in avoiding proliferation Promoting stronger control measures for all countries involved in nuclear energy programs The value of the additional protocol and of the multinational fuel cycle
16.30 – 16.45	Break
16.45 – 17.30	Recommendations and concluding remarks

For information:

Paolo Cotta-Ramusino:  Paolo.Cotta@mi.infn.it
Claudia Vaughn: pugwash@iol.it