The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation hosts private events for Members of Congress and their staffs. The events listed below are open only to Members of Congress or Congressional staffers, as indicated.
Virtual Staff Briefings
In-Person Staff Briefings
Members-Only Dinners
- February 25: Integration of Artificial Intelligence into Nuclear Control, with Dr. Michael Klare and Dr. Missy Cunningham
February 4: Integration of Artificial Intelligence into Nuclear Control
WHEN: 12-12:45 p.m. ET
WHERE: Virtual, via Zoom
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In November 2024, the United States reached an agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping over the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in nuclear weapon systems, with both countries agreeing “to maintain human control over the decision to use nuclear weapons.” With the modernization of its nuclear arsenal underway, now is the time for the United State to determine the role of artificial intelligence in the Nuclear Command, Control and Communication (NC3) system. Join the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation for a congressional staff briefing to explore the opportunities and potential pitfalls of integrating AI into the modernization of the nuclear enterprise.
- Paul Scharre is the executive vice president and director of studies at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). He is the award-winning author of Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. TIME magazine named him in 2023 as one of the “100 most influential people in AI.” Scharre previously worked in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) where he played a leading role in establishing policies on unmanned and autonomous systems and emerging weapons technologies. He led the Department of Defense (DoD) working group that drafted DoD Directive 3000.09, establishing the department’s policies on autonomy in weapon systems. Scharre was involved in the drafting of policy guidance in the 2012 Defense Strategic Guidance, 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review, and secretary-level planning guidance.
- Alice Saltini is a Policy Fellow at the European Leadership Network (ELN), where she leads projects focused on the intersection of AI and nuclear weapons. As an expert in AI’s impact on nuclear decision-making, Alice advises governments and international bodies on AI and nuclear risks. She routinely briefs high-level officials and participates in panels, including at the Preparatory Committees for the NPT, as well as various Ministries of Foreign Affairs, delegations to the Conference on Disarmament, NATO, and the European External Action Service. Prior to joining the ELN, Saltini completed stints at the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization and at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies. She holds a master’s degree in Russian studies and a Post Graduate Certificate (Pg Cert) in Nonproliferation Studies from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies.
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The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan organization funded by foundations and contributions from individuals. There is no taxpayer, corporate, political, or lobbyist funding for this project.
February 13: Nuclear Weapons 101: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Nuclear Weapons (*But Were Afraid to Ask)
WHEN: 12-1 p.m. ET
WHERE: S-115, Capitol building
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Lunch will be provided!
The nuclear weapons space can seem complicated, but it doesn’t have to be! Want to know more about the nuclear modernization process? Hypersonic weapons? The future of arms control? The Chinese or Russian nuclear programs? Join the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation for a briefing during which we will answer all of the questions that you may have about the nuclear weapons and non-proliferation space (*but were afraid to ask). Submit your questions ahead of time (by Tuesday, February 11) and our experts will bring you up to date on everything you need to know so that you can sound like you know what you are talking about. Nuclear policy need not be a mystery!
- Hans Kristensenis Director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists where he provides the public with analysis and background information about the status of nuclear forces and the role of nuclear weapons. He specializes in using open sources and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in his research to increase transparency of nuclear arsenals and is a frequent consultant to and is widely referenced in the news media on the role and status of nuclear weapons. Kristensen is co-author of the Nuclear Notebook column in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and the World Nuclear Forces overview in the SIPRI Yearbook, which he has co-authored since 2001. Between 2002 and 2005, Kristensen was a consultant to the nuclear program at the Natural Resources Defense Council in Washington, D.C, where he researched and published on nuclear weapons issues. Between 1998 and 2002, Kristensen directed the Nuclear Strategy Project at the Nautilus Institute in Berkeley, CA, and he was a Special Advisor to the Danish Ministry of Defense in 1997-1998 as a member of the Danish Defense Commission.
- John Erath is the Senior Policy Director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. This follows 30 years of government service, much of it in arms control and non-proliferation. Most recently, he completed a two-year assignment on the U.S. National Security Council, where he was responsible for European issues. He began his diplomatic career in the 1990s working in what was then Yugoslavia. He was later seconded to the OSCE in Kosovo and the Office of the High Representative in Sarajevo. Subsequently, he covered the Balkans at the U.S. Mission to NATO and for the Office of the Secretary of Defense. In Washington, Erath worked on the delegation for adaptation of the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty and led the U.S. Delegation to the Wassenaar Arrangement General Working Group. He has also held diplomatic positions in India and Brazil. Until 2018, he headed the political-military affairs office at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara
The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan organization funded by foundations and contributions from individuals. There is no taxpayer, corporate, political, or lobbyist funding for this project.
