Steve Fetter: Presentations

04/24/08
"Nuclear Power Growth: Proliferation Resistance and Physical Protection," Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

03/07/08
"Force Posture," A New Nuclear World Order: Asian Perspectives, Lee Kwan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore.
11/28/07
“Nuclear Attribution and Response: Political, Operational, and Technical Avenues for Cooperation,” U.S.-Russian Dialogue on Strategic Cooperation and Joint Crisis Management, The National Academies, Washington, DC.
11/28/07
“The Limits of Advanced Technology,” Workshop on Nuclear Power Growth,” Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC.
11/14/07
Respondent to paper by Roy Spencer, “Manmade Global Warming, Science or Religion?” Institute on Religion and Democracy, Washington, DC.
10/30/07
“Climate Change and the Future of Nuclear Energy,” Physics Department Colloquium, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

10/03/07
“What Role Does Nuclear Energy Play in Global Climate Change Policy,” The Role of Nuclear Power in Global and Domestic Energy Policy,” Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, DC.
09/29/07
“Advice on Nuclear Power for the Next Secretary of Energy,” Union of Concerned Scientists National Advisory Board, Washington, DC.
06/23/07
“Economics of Nuclear Power,” Summer Workshop on The Role of Nuclear Power, Washington and Lee University and Council on Foreign Relations, Washington and Lee University, VA.
06/08/07
“Responsible Use of Civil Nuclear Technology,” joint meeting between the Islamabad Policy Research Institute and the Committee on International Security and Arms Control, Bhurban, Pakistan.
11/29/06
“The Climate Change Imperative and the Future of Nuclear Energy,” Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
11/13/06
“The Nonproliferation Impacts of the ‘Global Nuclear Energy Partnership’ Program, Assessing the IAEA’s Ability to Safeguard Peaceful Nuclear Energy, Paris, France.

09/08/06
“The Future of Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Proliferation,” Economic Forum, Krynica, Poland.
08/20/06
“The Climate Change Imperative and the Future of Nuclear Power,” International Seminars on Planetary Emergencies, Erice, Italy.
08/21/06
“Resources for the Long Term,” International Seminars on Planetary Emergencies, Erice, Italy.
06/06/06
“The Bush administration’s Global Nuclear Energy Partnership,” CISAC-RAS meeting, Moscow, Russia.

04/25/06
“The Future of Nuclear Power,” Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC.

04/06/06
“A Prohibition on Nuclear Weapons: The Best Nonproliferation Policy?” School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
04/03/06
“The Bush administration’s Global Nuclear Energy Partnership,” CISAC-CSGAC meeting, Vancouver, Canada.
03/13/06
“Monitoring Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Explosive Materials,” American Physical Society meeting, Baltimore, MD.

12/08/05
“The Bush Nuclear Doctrine and the Case for Prohibition,” The Atlantic Council, Washington, DC.
11/30/05
“A Prohibition on Nuclear Weapons: The Best Nonproliferation Policy?” National Press Club, Washington, DC.
08/01/05
“Reprocessing: Uneconomic, Unnecessary, Unsafe,” MPR Associates, Alexandria, VA.
07/12/05
Testimony on “Economic Aspects of Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing” before Subcommittee on Energy, Committee on Science, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
05/04/05
“Monitoring Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Explosive Materials,” Security for a New Century, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC.

03/28/05
“World Fuel Cycle and Nonproliferation,” Workshop on Nuclear Energy’s Role in Meeting Future U.S. Energy Requirements, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC.
01/28/05
“Prompt Global Strike: A Preliminary Assessment,” University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
06/01/04
“The Economics of Reprocessing and Recycle v. Direct Disposal of Spent Fuel,” Atomic Energy Commission, Tokyo, Japan.
02/18/04
”A Technical Assessment of the Bush Administration Nuclear Posture Review: BMD, EPW, HDBT, ADW, and all that,” Georgetown University, Washington, DC.
11/13/03
“Nuclear Materials Management in a New Era of Arms Control,” Institute of Nuclear Materials Management workshop, Washington, DC.
10/23/03
“Climate Change and the Transformation of World Energy Supply,” Geography Department, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
09/18/03
“The Economics of Reprocessing and Recycle v. Direct Disposal,” Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
06/14/03
“The Radiological Risks Associated with the Use of Depleted Uranium,” The Health Impact of Depleted Uranium Munitions, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY.
05/19/03
“The Effects of Nuclear and Radiological Attacks,” Chesapeake Series on Homeland Security, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC.
04/08/03
“The Bush Administration’s Nuclear Policy: The Fallacy of the Last Move?” American Physical Society, Philadelphia, PA.
03/10/03
“Nuclear and Radiological Attack,” primer for journalists, National Press Club, Washington, DC.
02/27/03
“The Effect of the New Bush Doctrine of ‘Preemptive Action’ on U.S. Foreign Policy and Non-Proliferation Efforts,” conference on “Nuclear Policy in the Bush Era,” jointly sponsored by the Center for Defense Information and Physicians for Social Responsibility, Washington, DC.
11/08/02
“Climate Change and the Transformation of World Energy Supply,” Geology Department, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
09/17/02
“Climate Change and the Transformation of World Energy Supply,” World Energy Policy in the 21st Century, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
09/13/02
“Climate Change: What Do We Know? What Should We Do?” League of Women Voters, Washington, DC.
08/18/02
"Reducing the Risk of Erroneous or Unauthorized Launch," Stanford University, Stanford, CA.

03/21/02
“The Debate over National Missile Defense,” Washington Institute for Operations Research Washington Academy of Sciences, World Future Society, Washington, DC.
03/11/02
“The Debate over National Missile Defense,” Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC.
03/05/02
“Promoting Best Practices for the Security of of Nuclear Materials and Facilities,” National Institute for Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India.
01/10/02
“Requirements for Verifying the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons,” Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa, Canada.

12/07/01
“Energy Sustainability: Current Realities and Future Possibilities,” 2nd National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment, National Council for Science and the Environment, Washington, DC.
11/09/01
“The Science of Missile Defense,” Philosophical Society of Washington, Washington, DC.
11/05/01
“The Debate over National Missile Defense,” University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
10/26/01
“The Future of Strategic Nuclear Arms Control,” Max Planck Institute, Berlin, Germany.

10/12/01
“The Link between Environment and Security,” National Religious Partnership for the Environment, Airlie House, VA.
09/07/01
“The Prospects for Nuclear Power,” National Intelligence Council energy conference, College Park, MD.
06/06/01
“North Korea’s Nuclear and Missile Programs and Capabilities,” National Security Agency, Ft. Meade, MD.
03/08/01
“After the Dust Settles: The Health Risks of Depleted Uranium Munitions,” CISSM Forum, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

03/16/01
“Energy and Climate Change,” Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatam House, London, UK.
03/04/01
“Possibilities for Comprehensive Nuclear Arms Reductions,” bilateral meeting of Chinese Scientists Group on Arms Control and CISAC, Irvine, CA.
02/09/01
“Stockpile Declarations,” SIPRI working group on transparency for fissile materials, warheads, and facilities,” Paris, France.

10/11/00
“Evaluation of Carbon-free Energy Sources to Mitigate Climate Change,” UNESCO Autumn School of Global Climate Changes and Impact on Biosphere, Milan, Italy.
08/24/00
“The Vulnerability of the Proposed NMD System to Countermeasures,” U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Conference, Huntsville, AL.

05/16/00
“Alternatives to NMD,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC.
04/30/00
“National Missile Defense: Same As It Ever Was,” American Physical Society meeting, Long Beach, CA.

04/18/00
“Climate Change and the Transformation of World Energy Supply,” Georgetown University, Washington, DC.
04/03/00
“When the Dust Settles: The Hazard Posed by Depleted Uranium Munitions,” University of California, Berkeley, CA.

03/31/00
“National Missile Defense,” annual meeting, Arms Control Association, Washington, DC.
03/05/00
“PRC and US future participation in arms control,” bilateral meeting of Scientists Group on Arms Control and CISAC, Beijing, China.

10/29/99
“Verifying a Nuclear Weapons Convention,” Critical Disarmament Issues, UN Centre for Disarmament Affairs and NGO Committee on Disarmament, New York, NY.
10/29/99
“Depleted Uranium: Technical and Political Issues,” Critical Disarmament Issues, UN Centre for Disarmament Affairs and NGO Committee on Disarmament, New York, NY.

05/25/99
“Climate Change and the Transformation of World Energy Supply,” University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
05/20/99
“Towards Nuclear Zero: Comprehensive Accounting Arrangements for Warheads and Fissile Materials, 1st Bilateral Meeting of U.S. Committee on International Security and Arms Control and Indian National Institute for Advanced Study, Bangalore, India.
05/15/99
“National Missile Defense,” 25th Bilateral Meeting of U.S. and Russian Committees on International Security and Arms Control, Berlin, Germany.

05/04/99
“Nuclear Weapon Design, Production, and Proliferation,” National Security Agency, Ft. Meade, MD.
05/24/99
“The Future of Nuclear Arms Control,” American Physical Society Centennial Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

03/18/99
“The Russian Nuclear Complex: Security in an Age of State Collapse,” University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

03/16/99
“Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Role of Russia,” and “Nuclear Materials in the former Soviet Union,” National Security Agency, Ft. Meade, MD.

02/18/99
“Climate Change and the Transformation of World Energy Supply,” Pacific Northwest Laboratories, Washington, DC.
02/09/99
“The Future of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy,” Princeton University, Princeton, NJ.

01/19/99
“The Future of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy,” University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

01/13/99
“From START II to START III and Beyond” (with Gen. William Burns), 24th Bilateral Meeting of U.S. and Russian Committees on International Security and Arms Control, Washington, DC.
12/04/98
“Climate Change and the Future of Nuclear Energy,” Pugwash meeting no. 244, “The Prospects for Nuclear Energy,” Paris, France.

11/17/98
“Climate Change and Future Energy Supply,” Physics Department Colloquium, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

11/12/98
“Energy, Environment, and International Security,” Eighth Student Pugwash USA National Conference on Science and Social Responsibility, Washington, DC.

10/29/98
“Nuclear Disarmament: Feasible? Verifiable?” The World at a Critical Turning Point, UN Centre for Disarmament Affairs and NGO Committee on Disarmament, New York, NY.
05/26/98
“Economics of Plutonium Recycle,” Bilateral Meeting of Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament and CISAC, Beijing, China.
05/22/98
“Non-Proliferation Aspects of Civilian plutonium Programs,” Second International Workshop on Plutonium and Global Society, Tokyo, Japan.

05/06/98
“Nuclear Materials in the former Soviet Union,” National Security Agency, Ft. Meade, MD.

04/27/98
“Climate Change and the Transition to a Sustainable Energy Supply: A Role for Fusion?” Madison, WI.
03/26/98
“The Future of Arms Control and Verification Technologies,” Annual Meeting of the German Physical Society, Regensberg, Germany.

03/04/98
“Climate Change and the Transition to a Sustainable Energy Supply: A Role for Fusion?” Laboratory for Plasma Research, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

02/17/98
“Climate Change and the Transition to a Sustainable Energy Supply,” Energy and Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley, CA.
02/13/98
“Energy R&D and Climate Change: Preparing for the Future,” Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Philadelphia, PA.

02/10/98
“Global Environmental Trends,” National Security Agency, Ft. Meade, MD.

02/02/98
“Tactical Nuclear Weapons,” Workshop on the Future of Russian-US Strategic Arms Reductions: START III and Beyond, Cambridge, MA.
01/15/98
“The Transparency and Verification Issues Involved in the Transition to a Nuclear Arms Reductions Regime Based on Controlling All Warheads,” Bilateral Meeting of U.S. and Russian Committees on International Security and Arms Control, Moscow, Russia.
11/18/97
“Climate Change and Nuclear Energy,” American Nuclear Society Winter meeting, Albuquerque, NM.

11/17/97
“Climate Change and the Future of Nuclear Energy,” Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM.

10/15/97
“Nuclear Materials in the former Soviet Union,” National Security Agency, Ft. Meade, MD.
09/21/97
"Reducing the Launch-readiness of Nuclear Forces"

09/14/97
“Climate Change and the Transition to a Sustainable Energy Supply,” Center for Energy and Environmental Studies, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ.

07/03/97
“Climate Change and the Transition to a Sustainable Energy Supply,” Energy Analysis Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA.

06/19/97
“Climate Change and the Transition to a Sustainable Energy Supply,” Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

06/05/97
“The Future of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy,” Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, CA.

05/19/97
“Economics and Timing of Transition to Plutonium Recycle and Breeder Reactors,” Bilateral Meeting of Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament and CISAC, Beijing, China.

10/28/96
“Verifying Nuclear Disarmament,” 25th Pugwash Workshop on Nuclear Forces, London, UK.

10/22/96
"North Korea: A Case Study in Proliferation and Nonproliferation" Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.
10/21/96
“Characteristics and Technical Capabilities of U.S. Ballistic-Missile Defense Programs,” Bilateral Meeting of Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament and CISAC, Washington, DC.
10/09/96
“What Might A Warhead Verification Regime Look Like,” 10th ACDA Conference on Stability and the Offense-Defense Relationship, Airlie, VA.
06/26/96
“Nuclear Power and Nonproliferation,” Center for National Policy workshop on The Future of Nuclear Power in the United States, Washington, DC.
05/10/96
“Assessing the Ballistic-missile Threat,” Arms Control Association, Washington, DC.

04/24/96
“Verifying Nuclear Disarmament,” Council on Foreign Relations Nuclear Study Group, Washington, DC.

04/18/96
International Expert Task Force for the Moscow Nuclear Safety Summit, Moscow, Russia.
02/10/96 “Assessing the Feasibility and the Desirability of Ballistic Missile Defenses,” American Association for the Advancement of Sciences, Baltimore, MD.

02/06/96
"North Korea: A Case Study in Proliferation and Nonproliferation" Grinell College, IA.

08/15/95
“The Clinton Administration’s Response to the North Korean Nuclear Program,” Stanford University, CA.

05/30/95
“Controlling Missile Technology: The Future of Cruise Missile Proliferation,” Bilateral Meeting of CISAC and Russian counterpart group, Moscow, Russia.

05/23/95
“Controlling Nuclear Materials,” Roundtable on controlling nuclear materials in the former Soviet Union, Foreign Service Institute, Arlington, VA.

05/07/95
“Future of the Russian Weapon Laboratories,” State Department-sponsored workshop at Meridian Corporation, Washington, DC.

04/19/95
“Controlling Missile Technology: China’s Role in South Asia,” Bilateral Meeting of Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament and CISAC, Beijing, China.

02/21/95
“The Clinton Administration’s Nuclear Posture Review,” Pugwash Workshop on the Future of the Nuclear Weapon Complexes of the USA and Russia, Moscow, Russia.

02/16/95
“The Clinton Administration’s Response to the North Korean Nuclear Crisis,” University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

12/11/94
“The Clinton Administration’s Nuclear Posture Review,” 23rd Pugwash Workshop on Nuclear Forces, Geneva, Switzerland.
10/19/94
“The North Korean Nuclear Program: How Will It End?” Defense and Arms Control Studies Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.
10/10/94
“The Atom in the New World Order: The Changing Role of Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Power,” Allegheny College, Meadville, PA.
06/17/92
“Control and Disposition of Nuclear-weapons Materials,” International Symposium on Conversion of Nuclear Warheads for Peaceful Purposes, Rome, Italy.
04/12/92
"Debate on Technical Aspects of a CTB," Congressional Research Service, Washington, DC.
03/31/92
"Reasons for Nuclear Testing," Workshop on a Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo, Norway.
02/18/92
“Arms Control After the Collapse of the Soviet Union,” Physics Colloquium, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

08/14/91
“Nuclear Archeology,” Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY.

07/19/91
“Warhead Arms Control,” Physics Colloquium, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL.
06/14/91
“U.S.-Soviet Mutual Constraints,” Workshop on “Western Nuclear Policy and the New Geopolitical Context,” Airlie House, VA.
02/16/91
“Naval Arms Control,” AAAS Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.

08/12/90
“Ballistic-missile Proliferation,” Second International Summer School on Science and World Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ.

02/06/90
“Black Sea Experiment,” Physics Department, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.

01/09/90
“Black Sea Experiment,” Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID.

01/04/90
“Black Sea Experiment,” National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD.

11/03/89
“Black Sea Experiment,” Engineering and Public Policy Program, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.

10/18/89
“Black Sea Experiment,” Peace Studies Program, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

08/15/89
“Black Sea Experiment,” Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC.

08/11/89
“Black Sea Experiment,” Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA.

07/14/89
“Black Sea Experiment,” Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL.

05/02/89
“Toward a Comprehensive Test Ban,” American Physical Society Meeting, Baltimore, MD.

03/28/89
“Toward a Comprehensive Test Ban,” Physical Sciences Colloquium Series, Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY.

01/30/89
“The Environmental Aspects of Fusion Energy,” Laboratory for Plasma Research Seminar, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

12/14/88
“Toward a Comprehensive Test Ban,” Center for Political Studies Seminar, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.