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Event

How Soon Might the US Face a Ballistic Missile Threat

Thu, September 17th, 1998

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The Nuclear Policy Program aims to reduce the risk of nuclear war. Our experts diagnose acute risks stemming from technical and geopolitical developments, generate pragmatic solutions, and use our global network to advance risk-reduction policies. Our work covers deterrence, disarmament, arms control, nonproliferation, and nuclear energy.

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September 17, 1998
Proliferation Roundtable at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace



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Speakers:

Steven Cambone, Staff Director of the Rumsfeld Commission
Robert Walpole, National Intelligence Officer for Strategic and Nuclear Programs
David Wright, Senior Staff Scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists

Richard Speier
, moderator

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Transcript of the Question and Answer Section

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Event Speakers

Joseph Cirincione
Former Senior Associate, Director for NonProliferation
Joseph Cirincione
Jon Wolfsthal
Former Nonresident Scholar, Nuclear Policy Program
Jon Wolfsthal
Tim Kessler
Former Visiting Scholar
Ms. Amanda Morgan
Former Admin. Assistant

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

Event Speakers

Joseph Cirincione

Former Senior Associate, Director for NonProliferation

Jon Wolfsthal

Former Nonresident Scholar, Nuclear Policy Program

Jon Wolfsthal was a nonresident scholar with the Nuclear Policy Program.

Tim Kessler

Former Visiting Scholar

Ms. Amanda Morgan

Former Admin. Assistant

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