Event: 2012 Deterrence Symposium – Aug 9

2012 United States Strategic Command Deterrence Symposium
August 8-9, 2012
LaVista Conference Center
LaVista, NE

Panel #6: Is the deterrent effect of nuclear weapons derived primarily from war-fighting capability or the existential threat they pose? Does it change at significantly lower force levels?

Moderator: Jerry Taylor, Director, Office of Strategic Affairs, Bureau of Arms Control and Compliance, US Department of State

Panel:

• Ambassador Ronald Lehman, Director, Center for Global Security Research, Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• Dr. Victor Utgoff, Senior Division Fellow, Institute for Defense Analyses
• Elbridge Colby, Senior Analyst, Center for Naval Analysis
• Dr. James Wirtz, School of International Affairs Graduate Studies, Naval Postgraduate School

View the video recording of the panel.