| Feb. 3-4 |
European Union Non-Proliferation Consortium, "European Union Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Conference." Organized by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). Crowne Plaza Brussels, Le Palace, Rue Gineste 3, Brussels. For information, contact IISS by email. |
| Feb. 3-5 |
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta attend the Munich Security Conference. |
| Feb. 4 |
Maine and Nevada Republican presidential caucuses. |
| Feb. 5 |
First anniversary of the New START Treaty entering into force. |
| Feb. 5 |
President Obama submits to the Senate an annual report on the status of negotiations with Russia on tactical nuclear weapons (New START Treaty, Resolution of Advice and Consent, Sec. (a)(12)(B)). |
| Feb. 6 |
9:00-10:30 a.m., Jan Lodal, former U.S. Principal Deputy Undersecretary of Defense, "The Next Step for Arms Control: A Nuclear Control Regime." George Washington University, Linder Family Commons, 1957 E St., NW, Sixth Floor, Washington. RSVP online. |
| Feb. 6 |
Ellen Tauscher steps down as Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security moves to a new position, Special Envoy for Strategic Stability and Missile Defense. |
| Feb. 6-7 |
Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, "Sixth Annual Workshop on Reducing the Risk from Radioactive and Nuclear Materials: Addressing the Insider Threat." University of California Washington Center, 1608 Rhode Island Ave., NW, Washington. Register online. |
| Week of Feb. 6 |
Newly elected Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1) takes office. Washington. |
| Feb. 6-8 |
U.N. Office of Disarmament Affairs and the University of Georgia, "In Search of Sustainable Approaches to CBRN Security Culture." Classic Center, Athens, GA. By invitation only. Contact Igor Khripunov by email. |
| Feb. 7 |
10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Page Stoutland, Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI); Deepti Choubey, NTI; and Hilary Ewing, Economist Intelligence Unit, 'Briefing of the NTI Nuclear Materials Security Index." Ares Tower, Donau-City-Strasse 11, Vienna. RSVP to NTI by email. |
| Feb. 7 |
Colorado Republican presidential caucuses, Minnesota Republican presidential caucuses and Missouri presidential primary. |
| Feb. 9 |
9:30-11:00 a.m., James Dobbins, former Assistant Secretary of State; Peter Crail, Arms Control Association; Jim Walsh, MIT; and Daryl Kimball, Arms Control Association, "Diplomatic Strategies for Preventing a Nuclear-Armed Iran." Sponsored by the Arms Control Association. At the Stimson Center, 1111 19th St., NW, 12th Floor, Washington. RSVP online. |
| Feb. 9 |
12:15-1:30 p.m., Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Princeton University, "How to Engage with Iran: Lessons from an Iranian Nuclear Negotiator." University of Maryland, 1203 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD. |
| Feb. 9 |
2:30-4:00 p.m., Deepti Choubey, Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), London Briefing of the 2012 NTI Nuclear Materials Security Index." Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, Whitehall, London. RSVP to Sabrina Downey by email. |
| Feb. 9 |
U.N. Security Council 1540 Committee on nonproliferation makes a site visit at the invitation of the United States. Atlanta. |
| Feb. 10 |
1:00-3:30 p.m., Rose Gottemoeller, Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance; and six other speakers, New START at One Year: Implementation and Looking to the Future." Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington. RSVP online. |
| Feb. 13 |
~10:00 a.m., Office of Management and Budget releases the annual federal budget request to Congress. Posted on the Office of Management and Budget website. |
| Feb. 13 |
1:30-2:00 p.m., Energy Secretary Steven Chu presents the Energy Department budget. Energy Department, Large Auditorium, 1000 Independence Ave., SW, Washington. Posted on the Energy Department website. |
| Feb. 13 |
President Obama submits to Congress a plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, nuclear weapons delivery systems, and nuclear weapons command and control system (Public Law 112-81, Sec. 1043). |
| Feb. 13 |
52nd anniversary of the first French nuclear test, "Gerboise Bleue," in the Algerian Sahara dessert. |
| Feb. 14 |
9:00-10:30 a.m., Harald Müller, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, and George Perkovich, Carnegie Endowment, "Debating Disarmament: Bridging the Gap in the Nuclear Order." Carnegie Endowment, 1779 Massachusetts Ave., Washington. RSVP online. |
| Feb. 14 |
9:30 a.m., Senate Armed Services Committee, hearing on the Defense Department budget, with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey. G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
| Feb. 14 |
1:30-5:30 p.m., ICAS Liberty Foundation, "The Korean Peninsula Issues," with Rodger Baker, STRATFOR; James Carafano, Heritage Foundation; and Robert King, State Department Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues. B318 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. RSVP online. |
| Feb. 14 |
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping meets with President Obama. White House, Washington. |
| Feb. 14-15 |
Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean, "The Experience of the NWFZ in Latin America and the Caribbean and the Perspective Towards 2015 and Beyond." Mexico City. |
| Feb. 14-17 |
ExchangeMonitor Publications & Forums, "Nuclear Deterrence Summit. A New START: Sustaining a Credible Deterrent Through Modernization." Renaissance Capital View Hotel, 2800 S. Potomac Ave., Arlington, VA. Register online. |
| Feb. 15 |
Defense Department submits to Congress an annual report on the effectiveness of the ballistic missile defense system (10 U.S. Code Sec. 2431 note). |
| Feb. 15 |
National Nuclear Security Administration submits to Congress an annual report on the mixed oxide (MOX) plant at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, SC (50 U.S. Code Sec. 2566). |
| Feb. 15 |
Missile Defense Agency submits to Congress an annual report on acquisition baselines (Public Law 111-383, Sec. 225). |
| Feb. 16 |
11;30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Shai Feldman, Brandeis University, "Preventing Iranian Nuclear Weaponisation: The State of the Debate." International Institute For Strategic Studies (IISS), Arundel House, 13-15 Arundel St., Fourth Floor, Temple Place, London. RSVP to Charlotte Laycock by email. |
| Feb. 16 |
9:30 a.m., Senate Armed Services Committee, hearing on current and future worldwide threats to the national security, with James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, and Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency. G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
| Feb. 16 |
12:30-2:30 p.m., Stephen Bosworth, Tufts University, and George Lopez, University of Notre Dame, "Sanctions, Incentives and Denuclearization: Options for Engaging the Kim Jong-un regime in North Korea." Sponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and the Fourth Freedom Forum. Fourth Freedom Forum, 1111 19th St., NW, 12th Floor, Washington. RSVP by Feb. 10 to Linda Gerber-Stellingwerf by email. |
| Feb. 17 |
Ban-Ki Moon, U.N. Secretary-General; Michael Spindelegger, Austrian Vice-Chancellor; Carl Bildt, Swedish Foreign Minister; and other ministers, commemorate the 15th anniversary of the founding of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization. Vienna. |
| Feb. 18-26 |
House and Senate Presidents Day recess. |
| Feb. 20 |
Presidents Day (federal holiday). |
| Feb. 21 |
12:30-2:00 p.m., Gregory Koblentz, George Mason University, "Regime Security: A New Model for Understanding the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction." National Defense University, Lincoln Hall, Suite 2400, 260 5th Ave., SW, Washington. RSVP to Nina Gerami by email. |
| Feb. 21-22 |
International Atomic Energy Agency continue discussion with Iran officials on their nuclear program. Tehran. |
| Feb. 21-28 |
40th anniversary of President Nixon's visit to China. |
| Feb. 22 |
8:00 p.m. EST/6:00 p.m. MST, Republican presidential debate. Mesa, AZ. Broadcast on CNN. |
| Feb. 22 |
Fifth anniversary of the Defense Department's cancellation of the "Divine Strake" nuclear test simulation, using conventional explosives. Nevada Test Site, now the Nevada National Security Site. |
| Feb. 23 |
12:15-1:30 p.m., David Mosher, Congressional Budget Office, "Defense Budgets in a Period of Austerity." University of Maryland, 1203 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD. |
| Feb. 23 |
6:00 p.m., George Shultz, former Secretary of State; William Perry, former Defense Secretary; and Sam Nunn, former U.S. senator, "The Nuclear Chessboard, 2012." Commonwealth Club, 595 Market St., Second Floor, San Francisco. Register online. |
| Feb. 23 |
7:00 p.m., Daniel Ellsberg, former RAND analyst who released the Pentagon Papers, "Nuclear Weapons and Humanity's Future." Sponsored by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara, CA. |
| Feb. 24 |
Noon, Women’s Intentional League for Peace and Freedom, protest against an ICBM test launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, 262 N. Douglas St., El Segundo, CA. |
| Feb. 24 |
11:55 p.m.-1:15a.m., United for Peace and Justice, protest against an ICBM test launch. Vandenberg Air Force Base, front gate, north of Lompoc, CA. |
| Feb. 25 |
Time TBA, U.S. Air Force test launches a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA, toward the Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, Central Pacific Ocean. |
| Feb. 28 |
Arizona and Michigan Republican presidential primaries. |
| Feb. 29 |
Sanctions come into effect against any foreign company that does business with the Central Bank of Iran (Public Law 112-81, Sec. 1245). |
| Feb. 29 |
3:00-5:00 p.m., screening of In My Lifetime: A Presentation of The Nuclear World Project, followed by a discussion with Robert Frye, the film's director. Stanford University, Encina Hall, 616 Serra St., Palo Alto, CA. |
| Feb. |
India test launches its new Agni V intermediate-range ballistic missile (estimate). Integrated Test Range, Wheeler Island, Orissa, India. |
| Feb. 29-March 1 |
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Bob MacDonald and Michael Lekson, U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), "Iran and Pakistan's Nuclear Proliferation Challenges." USIP, 2301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington. Register online. |
| Feb. or March |
Senate Armed Services Committee, hearing on the nomination of James Miller to be Undersecretary of Defense for Policy (estimate). Location, TBA, Capitol Hill, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
| Feb. or March |
Senate Armed Services Committee, hearing on the nomination of Derek Chollet to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (estimate). Room TBA, Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
| Feb. or March |
Senate Armed Services Committee, vote on the nomination of Mark Lippert to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs (estimate). Room TBA, Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
| Feb. or March |
Senate Foreign Relations Committee, hearing on the nomination of Joseph Macmanus to be ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (estimate). 419 Dickson Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
| Feb. or March |
Defense Department completes its Nuclear Posture Review Implementation Study (estimate). |
| Feb. or March |
National Nuclear Security Administration submits to Congress a review by the National Academy of Sciences of the national security laboratories (Public Law 111-84, Sec. 3131) (estimate). |
| Feb. or March |
National Academy of Sciences releases a report on Technical Issues Related to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (estimate). |
| Feb. or March |
National Academy of Sciences reports to the Defense Department and Congress on boost-phase missile defense (Public Law 110-417, Sec. 232, date amended by Public Law 111-84, Sec. 239) (estimate). |
| Feb. or March |
National Academy of Sciences releases a report on Improving Metrics for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (estimate). |
| Feb. or March |
Iran resumes negotiations with the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany (P5+1) on its nuclear program (estimate). Ankara, Turkey. |
| March 1 |
8:00 p.m. EST, Republican presidential debate. Atlanta. Broadcast on CNN. |
| March 1 |
Defense Department submits to Congress an annual report on the military power of China (10 U.S. Code Sec. 113 note). Previous reports are posted on the Defense Department website. |
| March 1 |
Defense Department, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, submits to Congress a report on the nuclear forces of Russia and the New START Treaty (Public Law 112-81, Sec. 1240). |
| March 1 |
Defense Department, with the National Nuclear Security Administration, submits to Congress a biennial report on the nuclear triad (Public Law 111-383, Sec. 1054). |
| March 1 |
Defense and Energy Departments submit to Congress a report on the criteria and the methodology determining the safety and security of nuclear weapons (Public Law 111-383, Sec. 1063). |
| March 1 |
National Nuclear Security Administration submits to Congress a report (A) assessing the role of the nuclear security complex sites in supporting-- (i) a safe, secure and reliable nuclear deterrent; (ii) reductions in the nuclear stockpile; and (iii) nuclear nonproliferation efforts; and (B) identifying opportunities for efficiencies and cost savings (Public Law 112-81, Sec. 3123). |
| March 1 |
48th anniversary of the U.S. nuclear test "Castle Bravo," which was the largest U.S. nuclear explosion. Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. |
| March 2 |
Iranian parliamentary elections. |
| March 3 |
Washington Republican presidential caucuses. |
| March 4 |
Noon-1:30 p.m. and 2:15-3:45 p.m., American Israel Public Action Committee (AIPAC), "Nuclear Near East: Nuclear Proliferation in the Arab World." Part of the AIPAC annual policy conference. Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington. |
| March 4 |
Russian presidential election. |
| March 5 |
1:15-2:45 p.m. and 3:15-4:30 p.m., American Israel Public Action Committee (AIPAC), "Nuclear Intentions: Why Iran Really Wants Nukes" and "Do Sanctions Work? Preventing a Nuclear Iran;" and 1:15-2:45 p.m., "Stopping Iran: Can the West End Iran's Nuclear Drive?" Part of the AIPAC annual policy conference. Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington. |
| March 5 |
Time TBA, Republican presidential debate. Reagan Library, Simi Valley, CA. Broadcast on NBC and webcast on POLITICO. |
| March 5 |
International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting. Vienna. |
| March 6 |
"Super Tuesday," with presidential caucuses and primaries in Alaska (Republican), Colorado (Democratic), Georgia, Idaho (Republican), Massachusetts, Minnesota (Democratic), North Dakota (Republican), Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont, Virgin Islands (Republican), Virginia, and Wyoming (Republican). Note: Presidential caucuses and primaries after Super Tuesday are not listed. |
| March 7-8 |
G-8 Nuclear Safety and Security Group meeting. Washington. |
| March 9-18 |
House of Representatives recess. |
| March 11 |
First anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear accident. Fukushima, Japan. |
| March 12 |
Due date for comments on the scope of the Energy Department's Surplus Plutonium Disposition Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. Comments can be submitted by email. |
| March 14 |
Time TBA, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water, hearing on the Energy Department budget, with Energy Secretary Steven Chu. Room TBA, Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
| March 15 |
9:30 a.m., Senate Armed Services Committee, hearing on the Navy budget, with Raymond Mabus, Navy Secretary; Adm. Jonathan Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations; and Gen. James Amos, Marine Corp Commandant. G-50 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
| March 17-20 |
Friends Committee on National Legislation, spring lobby weekend. Washington. For information, contact Matt Southworth by email. |
| March 18-21 |
Alliance for Nuclear Accountability, DC Days. Washington. |
| March 19 |
Time TBA, Republican presidential debate. Portland, OR. Broadcast on PBS. |
| March 20-22 |
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Bob MacDonald and Michael Lekson, U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), "China's Nuclear Posture, North Korea's Challenge, and U.S. National Security." USIP, 2301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington. Register online. |
| March 21 |
Time TBA, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water, hearing on the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) budget, with Thomas D'Agostino, Administrator, NNSA. Room TBA, Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
| March 23-26 |
Ecumenical Advocacy Days. Doubletree Crystal City-National Airport Hotel, Arlington, VA (March 23-25), and Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 212 E. Capitol St., NE, Washington (March 26). |
| March 24-27 |
J Street national conference. Washington. |
| March 26-27 |
President Obama attends the Nuclear Security Summit. Seoul, South Korea. |
| March 26-28 |
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Missile Defense Conference. Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington (closed). |
| March 29 |
4:30-8:30 p.m., Helen Caldicott, former president of Physicians for Social Responsibility, address with the awarding of the John C. and Chara C Haas Award for International Peace and Social Justice. Sponsored by the Project for Nuclear Awareness. WHYY Hamilton Public Commons, Independence Mall West, 150 N. Sixth St., Philadelphia. Register online. |
| March 29 |
President Obama determines whether the price and supply of oil is sufficient for foreign countries and companies to significantly reduce their purchases of oil from Iran (Public Law 112-81, Sec. 1245). |
| March 30 |
Conference on Disarmament first part for 2012 ends. Geneva. |
| March 30-April 15 |
House and Senate spring recess. (Senate recess begins March 31.) |
| March 31 |
National Nuclear Security Administration submits to Congress an annual report on its plutonium "pit" production plan (Senate Report 108-105, p. 110). |
| April 2-20 |
U.N. Disarmament Commission annual meeting. United Nations. |
| April 6 |
Good Friday. |
| April 6 |
Passover begins at sundown. Through April 13. |
| April 8 |
Easter. |
| April 9 |
National Day of Nuclear Technology. Iran. |
| April 10-12 |
U.S. Army War College Annual Strategy Conference, "The Future of U.S. Grand Strategy in and Age of Austerity: Challenges and Opportunity." U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA. RSVP online. |
| April 11 |
South Korean National Assembly elections. |
| April 12 |
Director of National Intelligence submits to Congress an annual report on Iran's capability to produce nuclear weapons (50 U.S. Code Sec. 2367 note). |
| April 16 |
25th anniversary of the Missile Technology Control Regime. |
| April 17 |
Global Day of Action on Military Spending. |
| April 22 |
French presidential election (first round). |
| April 28-May 6 |
House and Senate recess. |
| April 29 |
15th anniversary of the Chemical Weapons Convention entering into force. Also the due date for the United States and Russia to destroy their remaining stocks of chemical weapons. Both countries will miss the due date. |
| April 30-May 11 |
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) preparatory committee meeting for the 2015 review conference. Vienna. |
| April or May |
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water, markup of the energy and water appropriations bill, which includes the nuclear weapons and nuclear nonproliferation programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration. 2362-B Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. Not webcast. |
| April or May |
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water, markup of the energy and water appropriations bill, which includes the nuclear weapons and nuclear nonproliferation programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Room TBA, Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website. |
| May 1 |
National Nuclear Security Administration submits to Congress an annual nuclear stockpile stewardship and management plan (50 U.S. Code Sec. 2523) and a plan for the modernization and refurbishment of the nuclear security complex (Public Law 111-383, Sec. 113). |
| May 6 |
French presidential election (second round if needed). |
| May 11 |
14th anniversary of the Indian nuclear test, "Pokhran II." Pokhran, Rajasthan, India. |
| May 14 |
Conference on Disarmament second part for 2012 begins. Through June 29. Geneva. |
| May 15-19 |
President Obama hosts a G-8 summit. Chicago. |
| May 18-19 |
American Friends Service Committee and other organizations, NATO Counter-summit Conference. Chicago. |
| May 19-29 |
House of Representatives Memorial Day recess. |
| May 20-21 |
President Obama hosts a NATO summit. Chicago. Adoption of the NATO Defense and Deterrence Posture Review is on the NATO summit agenda. |
| May 24 |
10th anniversary of the signing of the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty, SORT, or Moscow Treaty, by President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Moscow. |
| May 26-June 3 |
Senate Memorial Day recess. |
| May 28 |
Memorial Day (holiday). |
| May 28 |
14th anniversary of the first Pakistani nuclear test, "Chagai I." Chagai Hills, Balochistan, Pakistan. |
| June 1 |
President Obama attends the G-20 summit. Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico. |
| June 4 |
International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting. Vienna. |
| June 6 |
50th anniversary of the Council for a Livable World. Washington. |
| June 9-17 |
House of Representatives recess. |
| June 10 |
French National Assembly elections (first round). |
| June 12 |
30th anniversary of a demonstration by one million people in support of the U.N. Special Session on Disarmament. Central Park, New York. |
| June 13 |
10th anniversary of withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty by President George W. Bush. |
| June 17 |
French National Assembly elections (second round). |
| June 27 |
Sanctions are imposed against any Central Bank that purchases petroleum products from Iran from this date on (Public Law 112-81, Sec. 1245). |
| June 28 |
U.S. Navy and U.S. Strategic Command submit to Congress a report on the replacement of the Ohio-class ballistic submarine (Public Law 112-81, Sec. 242). |
| June 28 |
Energy Secretary submits to Congress a plan to prevent the proliferation of nuclear and radiological weapons (Public Law 112-81, Sec. 3122). |
| June 28 |
25th anniversary of a chemical weapons attack on civilians at Sardasht, Iran by Iraq. |
| June 29 |
Conference on Disarmament second part for 2012 ends. Geneva. |
| June |
Arizona special election to replace former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (AZ-8). |
| June 30-July 8 |
House and Senate Independence Day recess. |
| June |
National Nuclear Security Administration issues the draft Surplus Plutonium Disposition Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, SC. |
| June |
Russian Yury Dolgoruky is launched. It is the first submarine to carry the Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile. Severodvinsk (on the White Sea), Russia. |
| Summer |
North Korea resumes six-party talks on its nuclear program with China, Japan, Russia, South Korea and United States (estimate). Beijing. |
| July 4 |
Independence Day (holiday). |
| July 6 |
50th anniversary of "Storax Sedan," an underground nuclear test conducted at the Nevada Test Site, now the Nevada National Security Site. The radioactive fallout from the test contaminated more U.S. residents than any other nuclear test and the Sedan Crater is the largest artificial crater in the United States. |
| July 16 |
Anniversary of "Trinity," the first nuclear test. Alamogordo, NM. |
| July 16-20 |
Biological Weapons Convention meeting of experts. Geneva. |
| July 20 |
Ramadan begins at sundown. Through Aug. 18. |
| July 30 |
Conference on Disarmament third part for 2012 begins. Through Sept. 14. Geneva. |
| Aug. 4-Sept. 9 |
House and Senate summer recess. |
| Aug. 6 |
Anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing. |
| Aug. 9 |
Anniversary of the Nagasaki atomic bombing. |
| Aug. 13-16 |
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Space and Missile Defense Conference. Von Braun Center, Huntsville, AL. |
| Aug. 27-30 |
Republican National Convention. Tampa, FL. |
| Aug. 29 |
International Day Against Nuclear Tests. |
| Aug. |
National Nuclear Security Administration issues the final site-wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Nevada National Security Site. |
| Aug. |
Biological Weapons Convention meeting of experts. Geneva. |
| Sept. 1 |
President Obama submits to Congress an annual Global Nuclear Security report on the security of nuclear weapons and nuclear weapon material outside the United States (22 U.S. Code Sec. 3244 note). |
| Sept. 1 |
Director of National Intelligence submits to Congress a biennial report on nuclear aspirations of non-state entities and nuclear weapons in countries not party to the nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (50 U.S. Code Sec. 2371). |
| Sept. 3 |
Labor Day (holiday). |
| Sept. 3-6 |
Democratic National Convention. Charlotte, NC. |
| Sept. 8-9 |
President Obama attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders meeting. Vladivostok, Russia. |
| Sept. 10 |
Federal departments submit their initial budget requests to the Office of Management and Budget for fiscal year 2014 (estimate). Final budgets will be submitted to Congress on Feb. 4. |
| Sept. 10 |
International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting. Vienna. |
| Sept. 11 |
Anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. |
| Sept. 14 |
Conference on Disarmament third part for 2012 ends. Geneva. |
| Sept. 15-18 |
House of Representatives Rosh Hashanah recess. |
| Sept. 16 |
Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown. Through Sept. 18. |
| Sept. 17-21 |
International Atomic Energy Agency general conference. Vienna. |
| Sept. 21 |
International Day of Peace. |
| Sept. 22 |
15th anniversary of the submission of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty to the Senate. Although the treaty was defeated in 1999, it remains on the Senate calendar. |
| Sept. 22-30 |
House of Representatives Yom Kippur recess. |
| Sept. 23 |
20th anniversary of the last U.S. nuclear test, "Operation Julin Divider." Nevada Test Site, now the Nevada National Security Site. |
| Sept. 24 |
International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting. Vienna. |
| Sept. 25 |
~10:00 a.m., President Obama addresses the U.N. General Assembly (estimate). United Nations. Broadcast on CNN, webcast on the U.N. website and may be webcast on the White House website. |
| Sept. 25 |
Yom Kippur begins at sundown. Through Sept. 26. |
| Sept. |
National Nuclear Security Administration issues the record of decision for the site-wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Nevada National Security Site. |
| Oct. 1 |
Federal budget year begins. |
| Oct. 1 |
20th anniversary of Senate ratification of START I on a vote of 93-6. |
| Oct. 1-31 |
U.N. General Assembly First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) meets. United Nations. |
| Oct. 2 |
20th anniversary of the U.S. nuclear testing moratorium (Public Law 102-377, Sec. 507). |
| Oct. 3 |
Time TBA, first presidential debate. University of Denver. |
| Oct. 6-Nov. 12 |
House of Representatives election recess. |
| Oct. 8 |
Columbus Day (federal holiday). |
| Oct. 11 |
Time TBA, vice presidential debate. Centre College, Danville, KY. |
| Oct. 12 |
5:00 a.m. EDT (11 a.m. Norwegian time), Nobel Peace Prize announced (estimate). Oslo, Norway. |
| Oct. 15-28 |
50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis. |
| Oct. 16 |
Time TBA, second presidential debate. Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY. |
| Oct. 22 |
Time TBA, third (and last) presidential debate. Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL. |
| Oct. 24 |
United Nations Day. |
| Oct. 30 |
National Day of Remembrance for Nuclear Weapons Program Workers. |
| Oct.-Dec. |
Missile Defense Agency conducts a Ground-Based Interceptor test for the missile defense system. Reagan Test Site, Marshall Islands, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA (tentative). |
| Nov. 1 |
60th anniversary of "Ivy Mike," the first hydrogen bomb test. Nevada Test Site, now the Nevada National Security Site. |
| Nov. 1 |
Defense Department submits to Congress a report on the military power of the North Korea (Public Law 112-81, Sec. 1236). |
| Nov. 6 |
U.S. Election Day. |
| Nov. 12 |
Veterans Day observed (federal holiday). |
| Nov. 15-18 |
Friends Committee on National Legislation lobby day (Nov. 15) and annual meeting (Nov. 15-18). Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle, NW, Washington. |
| Nov. 17-26 |
House of Representatives Thanksgiving recess. |
| Nov. 22 |
Thanksgiving (holiday). |
| Nov. 26 |
Office of Management and Budget returns amended budget requests to federal departments for fiscal year 2014, known as budget passbacks. Final budgets will be submitted to Congress on Feb. 4. |
| Nov. 26-30 |
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons annual meeting. The Hague, Netherlands. |
| Nov. 29 |
International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting. Vienna, Austria. |
| Dec. 7-10 |
House of Representatives Hanukkah recess. |
| Dec. 8 |
25th anniversary of the signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty by President Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. Washington. |
| Dec. 8 |
Hanukkah begins at sundown. Through Dec. 16. |
| Dec. 10-14 |
Biological Weapons Convention annual meeting. Geneva. |
| Dec. 14 |
Congress adjourns (tentative). |
| Dec. 19 |
South Korean presidential election. |
| Dec. 25 |
Christmas (holiday). |
| TBA |
National Nuclear Security Administration issues the draft Site-wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Sandia National Laboratories. |
| TBA |
National Nuclear Security Administration issues the draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on the Production of Tritium in a Commercial Light Water Reactor. |
| TBA |
Conference on a Middle East Zone Free of Weapons of Mass Destruction. Helsinki. |
| TBA |
Non-aligned Movement summit. Tehran, Iran. |
| 2013 |
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| Jan. 1 |
New Year's Day (holiday). |
| Jan. 2 |
Office of Management and Budget imposes $109 billion in across-the-board cuts, or sequestration, in discretionary spending for fiscal year 2013, including $55 billion in defense spending (Budget Control Act of 2011, Public Law 112-25). |
| Jan. 21 |
Inauguration Day observed (federal holiday in Washington). |
| Jan. 21 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (federal holiday). |
| Jan. 30 |
Defense Department submits to Congress an annual report on the threat posed to the United States by weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles (50 U.S. Code Sec. 2367). |
| Jan. |
National Nuclear Security Administration issues the final Surplus Plutonium Disposition Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, SC. |
| Feb. 18 |
Presidents Day (federal holiday). |
| Feb. |
National Nuclear Security Administration issues a record of decision for the Surplus Plutonium Disposition Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, SC. |
