James Martin Center
for Nonproliferation Studies
Middlebury Institute of International Studies
at Monterey
Issues in Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation
Agenda
DAY 1 - THURSDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2015
Welcome, meeting administration, and introductions
9:00-9:30amRaymond Zilinskas, Ph. D.
Director, Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Program, CNS
Leonard Spector, Esq.
Executive Director, CNS Washington, DC, Office
Overview of Biological Weapons and State-Level Weapons Programs
9:30-10:30amThe ABCs of Biological Weapons,
W. Seth Carus, Ph. D.
Deputy Director, Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction
National Defense University
10:30-10:45 amBreak
10:45 am-12:15 pmPanel: State-Level Biological Weapons Programs and Doctrines
The U.S. Biological Weapons Program,
John Ellis van Courtland Moon, Ph. D.
Professor emeritus, Fitchburg State College
The Soviet Biological Weapons Program and its Legacy in Russia,
Raymond Zilinskas, Ph. D.
12:15-1:30pm Lunch
Overview of Chemical Weapons and State-Level Weapons Programs
1:30-3:00pmThe ABCs of Chemical Weapons
Mark Bishop, M.S.
Adjunct Professor, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
3:00-3:15pmBreak
3:15pm-4:45pmPanel: State-Level Chemical Weapons Programs and Doctrines
The U.S. Chemical Weapons Program,
Col. Lewis Jackson(ret.), Senior Vice President, Parsons Corporation and former Director U.S. chemical demilitarization operations.
The Soviet/Russian Chemical Weapons Program
Paul Walker
Director, Global Green U.S.A. Environmental Security & Sustainability Program and Right Livelihood Laureate
DAY 2 - FRIDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2015
Chemical and Biological Arms Control, Disarmament, and Nonproliferation
9:00-10:30am The Geneva Protocol,The Chemical Weapons Convention and the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention: History, Major Provisions, and Looking Forward
Hon. Robert Mikulak
Former U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
10:30-10:45amBreak
10:45am-12:00pmPanel: Methods to prevent proliferation: UN Security Council Resolution 1540 and the Australia Group
Zawar Abidi
Member UN Security Council 1540 Committee, Group of Experts
Andrew Souza
Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, U.S. Department of State
12:00-1:30pm(Lunch provided) Chemical Weapons Use in Syria, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, and CBW Cooperative Threat Reduction
Hon. Andrew Weber
Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs
1:30-3:00pmInternet Trading: A Disruptive Challenge to Biological Arms Control,
Raymond Zilinskas, Ph. D.
3:00-3:15pmBreak
3:15-4:45pmThe UN Secretary-General’s Mechanism to Investigate Chemical and Biological Weapons Use,
Gabriele Kraatz-Wadsack, Ph. D.
UN Office of Disarmament Affairs
DAY 3 - TUESDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER 2015
9:00-10:30amPanel: The BWC Intersessional Process and the Implementation Support Unit
Daniel Feakes,invited
Chief of BWC Implementation Support Unit
Christopher Park
Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance
U.S. Department of State
10:30-10:45amBreak
10:45am-12:15pmResponsesto Use:Iraq
CW Inspections in Iraq by the United Nations Special Commission and United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission,
Timothy Trevan
Executive Director, International Council for the Life Sciences
12:15-1:15pmLunch
Chemical and Biological Terrorism
1:15-2:45pmBioterrorism Threats
Edward You, MS
Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate
Biological Countermeasures Unit
Federal Bureau of Investigation
2:45-3:00pmBreak
3:00-4:30pmLessons from the 2001 Biological Attack on the U.S. Capitol,
Kelly Fado, Staff Director, Senate Rules & Administration Committee, former Administrative Director for Senator Tom Daschle
DAY 4 – WEDNESDAY,16 SEPTEMBER 2015
9:00-10:30amNon-State Actor Interest and Use of Chemical Weapons (ISIS/Other)
Michael Eisenstadt, MA
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
10:30-10:45amBreak
Implications of the Life Sciences for Biological and Chemical Proliferation
10:45-12:15pmThe Possible Dark Side of the Life Sciences,
James Revill, Ph. D.
Research Fellow, Sussex University
12:15-1:15pmLunch
1:15-2:45pmPanel:Relevance of New Technologies to Biological and Chemical Arms Control
Karen Usdin,Ph. D., National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Astrid Lewis, M.A., Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, U.S. Department of State
Malin Young, Ph. D., Director, Biological and Engineering Sciences Center, Sandia National Laboratoriesinvited
2:45-3:00 Break
3:00-4:30pmApproaches to Governing Contentious Research,
Gigi Kwik Gronvall, Ph. D.
Senior Associate, University of Pittsburg Medical Center for Health Security
DAY 5 – THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2015
Reaching out to Scientists
9:00-10:30amThe Nexus Between Public Health and Security
Julie Fischer, Ph. D.
Associate Research Professor
Department of Health Policy
George Washington University
10:30-10:45amBreak
10:45-12:00pmThe Case for a Responsible Science Campaign,
Lida Anestidou, DVM, Ph. D.
National Academy of Sciences
12:00pm-1:00pmLunch
Scientists’ Perspectives
1:00-2:30pmTaking a Vaccine from Idea to Reality,
Monique Mansoura, Ph. D.
Novartis Vaccinesinvited
2:30-2:45pmBreak
Responding to Health Crises
2:45-4:15pmCrisis Communications, Critical Chokepoints, and Other Challenges to Public Health Response to Disease Outbreaks,
Robert Kadlec, MD
Deputy Staff Director, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
4:15-5:00pmClosing remarks, surveys, and awarding certificates
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