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UK PONI offers a host of opportunities for young specialists to engage with established experts on contemporary nuclear issues. As part of its programme of activities, UK PONI convenes an Annual Conference, dinner debates, and networking luncheons.
Forthcoming Events:
UK PONI Annual Conference 2012: ‘Nuclear Stability: From the Cuban Crisis to the Energy Crisis’
10 May 2012
HMS President, Victoria Embankment
2012 marks the 50 year anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, one of the most significant events of the Cold War. Since that time, changes in international security dynamics have catalyzed shifts in attitude towards nuclear stability. This trend looks set to continue amidst high hopes for further nuclear disarmament by key states, and increasing concern surrounding proliferation of nuclear technology and materials to new actors. Taking stock after half a century, the second UK PONI Annual Conference will therefore consider a range of issues associated with nuclear stability in both the military and civilian realms. Calls for speaker applications will be issued in February.
For more information, and to register, please click here
Previous Events:
Armchair Discussion: ‘The Future of European Nuclear Forces After 2020’
7 March 2012, 1800–2100
RUSI Library
As the USA shifts focus to the East, economic realities bite, and proliferation threatens, European nuclear forces and the size and shape of NATO’s nuclear arsenal face an uncertain future. One of the more a palatable options as the UK and France take key decisions concerning the future of their national deterrents may be expanded cooperation between the two nuclear-armed European nations.
This armchair discussion considered the direction of European nuclear forces over the coming decades. Speakers included Matthew Harries (PhD Candidate, King’s College London) and Timothée Germain (Research Fellow, Centre for International Security and Arms Control Studies).
UK PONI Annual Conference 2011: ‘The Last and Next 60 Years of the United Kingdom’s Nuclear Deterrent’
29 June 2011
Royal United Services Institute
The inaugural UK PONI conference brought together 120 established experts and emerging specialists with the aim of giving timely consideration to the ‘Last and Next 60 Years of the UK’s Nuclear Deterrent’.
Panelists highlighted both lessons learned from 60 years of British nuclear weapons ownership, as well as future geopolitical and technical developments which could affect national nuclear posture. Spanning a range of expertise and affiliation, participants fostered lively discussion and contributed viewpoints from across the UK deterrent debate.
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