International Network of Engineers and Scientists Against Proliferation

Conference Program

Opening Session

Convened by Ye Ru'an

-  Opening and Introduction into Workshop (SHEN Dingli)

-  The State of the MBMD Project (Jürgen SCHEFFRAN)

-  US Policy After September 11 (David KRIEGER)

-  Recent Developments in Missile Defense and Space Weapons (Regina HAGEN, Andrew LICHTERMAN)

-  Recent Initiatives With Regard to the International Control of Ballistic Missiles, Missiles Defense, and Space Weapons (Robert SHERMAN)

Evaluating the Current Control Regime

Convened by Zhu Mingquan

-  Missile Proliferation (Randy FORSBERG)

-  Efficiency and Deficits of the Missile Technology Control Regime in Preventing Missile Proliferation (Mark SMITH)

-  How Successful Was the ABM Treaty in Preventing Ballistic Missile Defense? (Götz NEUNECK)

-  Missile Defense and Non-Militarization of Outer Space (YAO Yunzhu and XIA Liping)

North-East Asia Between Missile Defense and Non-Proliferation

Analysis of US Missile Defense

Convened by Shen Dingli

-  Threat Assessment, Domestic Politics, and Clinton Administration's Missile Defense Policy (FAN Jishe)

-  What Can Missile Defense Do and Cannot Do? (HE Yingbo)

-  Analysis of US Missile Defense System (WU Jun)

-  US BMD Plans after September 11 (ZHU Mingquan)

Missile Defense: Deterrence and Non-Proliferation

Convened by Carah Ong

-  Missile Defense and Big Power Relations (ZHUANG Jianzhong)

-  New Concept of Deterrence (YANG Mingjie)

-  Missile Defense, ABM Treaty, and the Non-Proliferation Regime (WU Chunsi)

-  Potential Impact of Missile Defense on International Non-Proliferation (YE Ru'an)

Missile Defense and China's Security

Convened by Andrew Lichterman

-  The Implications of Missile Defense for China's Security (LI Bin)

-  Ballistic Missile Defense and Its Impact on China (YANG Xianjun)

-  Implications of Missile Defense for China's National Security (YANG Yi)

-  US Missile Defense and China's Nuclear Posture (Zhen Brenda HUANG)

-  Missile Defense: Thinking Twice before Taking Any Action (FENG Liang)

Missile Defense and North-East Asian Security

Convened by Randall Forsberg

-  Influence of Missile Defense on East Asia (BAI Li)

-  Peace in East Asia and the Korean Peninsula (Samsung LEE)

-  Does Japan Need Missile Defense or Missile Control? (Hiromichi UMEBAYASHI)

Expanding The Control Regime

Convened by David Krieger

-  INF, START and NPT - Models for International Missile Disarmament? (Randy RYDELL)

-  International Space and Missile Control (Jürgen SCHEFFRAN)

-  Missile Control in North-East Asia (Randall FORSBERG, USA)

-  Diplomacy First in North-East Asia (Tim SAVAGE, USA)

Making Progress with the MBMD Project and Study Group

Convened by Hiromichi Umebayashi

-  Beyond Missile Defense: International Cooperation As An Approach (SHEN Dingli)

-  Parallel sessions:
Session A: Nuclear Disarmament and NWFW
Session B: Improving International Missile Control and Disarmament
Session C: Space Weapons Ban
Session D: North-East Asia

-  Final Plenary (present session results, exchange proposals and plan next steps, including regional activities)