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2005 Congressional Hearings on WMD

November

U.S.-Indian Nuclear Energy Cooperation: Security And Nonproliferation Implications
November 02, 2005 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Senator Lugar's Opening Statement


Panel I
• R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC
• Robert G. Joseph, Under Secretary for Arms Control, and International Security, Department of State, Washington, DC


Panel II
• Ronald F. Lehman, II, Director, Center for Global Security Research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA
• Ashton B. Carter, Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
• Henry D. Sokolski, Executive Director, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center, Washington, DC
• Michael Krepon, Co-Founder & President Emeritus, Henry L. Stimson Center, Washington, DC

October

The U.S.-India 'Global Partnership': The Impact on Nonproliferation
October 26, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations

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The Six-Party Talks and the North Korean Nuclear Issue: Old Wine in New Bottles?
October 6, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations

• Transcript

September

Understanding the Iran Threat
September 29, 2005 - The House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities

• Dr. Kenneth M. Pollack, Director of Research, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, and Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings Institution
• Reuel Marc Gerecht, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

July

North Korean Nuclear Negotiations: Strategies and Prospects for Success
July 14, 2005, House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific

• James A. Leach
• Donald P. Gregg
• Scott Snyder
• William M. Drennan
• David Albright

North Korean Nuclear Negotiations: Strategies and Prospects for Success
July 14, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific

• Transcript

June

Nonproliferation and the G-8
June 30, 2005, House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

• Edward R. Royce
• Mich�le A. Flournoy
• Baker Spring
• Leonard S. Spector
• Jon Wolfsthal

Nonproliferation and the G-8
June 30, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

• Transcript

North Korea: An Update on Six-Party Talks and Matters Related to the Resolution of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis
June 14, 2005 Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Senator Lugar's opening statement
• Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State
• Joseph R. DeTrani, Special Envoy, Six-Party Talks

Proliferation Security Initiative: An Early Assessment
June 9, 2005, House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

• Edward R. Royce
• Stephen G. Rademaker

Proliferation Security Initiative: An Early Assessment
June 9, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

• Transcript

May

The United States Nuclear Legacy in the Marshall Islands: Consideration of Issues Relating to the Changed Circumstances Petition
May 25, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific

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The A.Q. Khan Network: Case Closed?
May 25, 2006 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

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Iran: Weapons Proliferation, Terrorism and Democracy
May 19, 2005 Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Senator Lugar's opening statement
• Senator Biden's opening statement
  
  Panel I
• R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC


Panel II
• Dr. Geoffrey Kemp, Director of Regional Strategic Programs, Nixon Center, Washington, DC
• Dr. Gary Milhollin, Director, Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control, Washington, DC
• Mr. George Perkovich, Vice President for Studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC
• Dr. A. William Samii, Ph.D., Regional Analysis Coordinator for Southwest Asia, and the Middle East, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Washington, DC

April

Previewing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference.
April 28, 2005, House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

• Edward R. Royce
• Stephen G. Rademaker
• Henry D. Sokolski
• Joseph Cirincione
• Jean P. du Preez

Previewing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference
April 28, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

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Averting Nuclear Terrorism
April 14, 2005, House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

• Edward R. Royce
• Jim Woolsey
• Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.
• Michael A. Levi
• Laura S.H. Holgate
• Hearing Transcript

Averting Nuclear Terrorism
April 14, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

• Transcript

Chemical Demilitarization Program of the Department of Defense in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2006.
April 11, 2005 Senate Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

• Michael W. Wynne, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
• Claude M. Bolton, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology
• Donald M. Mahley, Deputy Assistant, Secretary of State Bureau of Arms Control
• Dale E. Klein, Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs

Ballistic Missile Defense Programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2006.
April 7, 2005 Senate Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

• Michael W. Wynne, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
• General James E. Cartwright, USMC, Commander, United States Strategic Command
• David W. Duma, Acting Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense
• Lieutenant General Henry A. Obering, III, USAF, Director, Missile Defense Agency

Fiscal Year 2006 National Defense Authorization budget request- Destruction of the United States Chemical Weapons Stockpile- Program Status and Issues.
April 6, 2005, House Armed Services Committee, Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee

• Dr. Dale Klein, Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Program)
• Claude Bolton, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology)
• Mr. Pat Wakefield, Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Chemical Demilitarization and Counter-proliferation)
• Mr. Mike Parker, Director, United States Army Chemical Material Agency
• Craig Conklin, Chief, Nuclear and Chemical Hazards Branch Preparedness Division, Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate
• Dr. Thomas Sinks, Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

To receive testimony on strategic forces and nuclear weapons issues in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2006.
April 4, 2005 Senate Committee on Armed Services

• General James E. Cartwright, Commander, United States Strategic Command
• Ambassador Linton F. Brooks, Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration

March

Fiscal Year 2006 National Defense Authorization budget request for Missile Defense Programs.
March 15, 2005 House Armed Services Committee, Strategic Forces Subcommittee

• Lieutenant General Trey Obering, United States Air Force, Director, Missile Defense Agency
• Lieutenant General Larry J. Dodgen, , United States Army, Commander, United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command
• David W. Duma, Acting Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense

The Korean Peninsula: Six Party Talks and the Nuclear Issue
March 10, 2005, House Committee on International Relations

• Henry J. Hyde
• William J. Perry
• James R. Lilley
• Hearing Transcript

The Korean Peninsula: Six Party Talks and the Nuclear Issue
March 10, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations

• Transcript

Fiscal Year 2006 National Defense Authorization budget request from the Department of Energy on Atomic Energy Defense Activities.
March 2, 2005 House Armed Services Committee, Strategic Forces Subcommittee

• Ambassador Linton F. Brooks, Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration
• Paul M. Golan, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, Department of Energy

Assessing 'Rights' under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
March 2, 2006 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

• Transcript

February

"The North Korean Nuclear Challenge: Is There a Way Forward?"
February 17, 2005, House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

• James A. Leach
• Edward R. Royce
• Mr. Ralph Cossa
• Nicholas Eberstadt, Ph.D.
• Mr. Jon Wolfsthal
• Robert Sutter, Ph.D.

The North Korean Nuclear Challenge: Is There a Way Forward?
February 17, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific

• Transcript