Nuclear Calendar -- Friends Committee On National Legislation

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Feb. 19-22 Japan, South Korea, and the United States hold talks on North Korea's nuclear program. Seoul, South Korea

Feb. 19-27 House and Senate Presidents' Day recess

Feb. 22-24 President Bush meets with NATO leaders (Feb. 22, Brussels), German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (Feb. 23, Mainz, Germany), and Russian President Vladimir Putin (Feb. 24, Bratislava, Slovakia).

Week of Feb. 22 or 28 CIA's Iraq Survey Group, headed by Charles Duelfer, publishes its final report on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq (possible).

Feb. 23 4-5:30 p.m., Paul Lettow, Harvard University, book launch of Ronald Reagan and His Quest to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. Woodrow Wilson Center, Fifth Floor Conference Room, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington. RSVP online.

Feb. 25 9 a.m.-2 p.m., George Washington University, "Reorienting U.S. Relations with the Koreas: Negotiating Nukes, Nationalisms, and National Interests." Panel I (9-10:30 a.m.): Reorientations in Korea and East Asia, with Charles Armstrong, Columbia University; Yougshik Bong, Wellesley College and George Washington University; James Seymour, Columbia University; and Mike Mochizuki, George Washington University. Panel II (10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.): Reorienting U.S. Policy, with John Feffer, Asian Perspectives; Karin Lee, Friends Committee on National Legislation; Katherine Moon, Wellesley College; and Joseph Winder, Korea Economic Institute. Luncheon: 12:30-2 p.m. Seventh Floor, 1957 E St., N.W., Washington. RSVP by Feb. 23 to [e-mail].

Feb. 25-27 Swedish Network for Nuclear Disarmament, "Reaching Nuclear Disarmament: New Challenges and Possibilities." Stockholm, Sweden

Feb. 26 Russia and Iran sign an agreement on Russian fuel shipments for the Bushehr nuclear power plant, as part of Russian atomic energy chief Alexander Rumyantsev's visit to Tehran.

Feb. 28 International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting. Vienna, Austria, Iran's nuclear program is on the agenda.

Week of Feb. 28 House Appropriations Committee, markup of the supplemental appropriations bill (estimate)

March 1 6-7 p.m., World Policy Institute at the New School, showing of Nuclear Terrorism: Is the World Safer," a one-hour documentary, followed by a discussion with Tom Selinski, the filmmaker. Wolff Conference Room, 65 Fifth Ave., Second Floor, New York. RSVP to [e-mail] or [phone], ext. 101.

March 1 6:30-8:30 p.m., World Affairs Council of Washington, "The Challenge of Iran" with Shaul Bakhash, George Mason University; Wolfgang Ischinger, German Ambassador to the U.S., and Ray Takeyh, Council on Foreign Relations. Rosslyn Spectrum Theater 1611 N. Kent St., Rosslyn, VA

March 1 Defense Department and Energy Department submit to Congress a strategic nuclear force structure plan (Public Law 107-314, Sec. 1031).

March 1 Fifth anniversary of the National Nuclear Security Administration of the Energy Department

March 3 9:30 a.m., Senate Armed Services Committee, hearing on the Air Force budget (and other topics) with acting Air Force Secretary Peter Teets (and other witnesses). 216 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on CapitolHearings.org.

March 3 10 a.m., Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, hearing on the Energy Department budget. 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee web site and on CapitolHearings.org.

March 3 Carnegie Endowment releases its final version of Universal Compliance: A Strategy for Nuclear Security.

March 3 3-4 p.m., Dean Cheng, CNA Corporation, "Chinese Military Space Program." Stimson Center, 11 Dupont Circle, N.W., Ninth Floor, Washington. RSVP to Michael Katz-Hyman at [e-mail] or [phone], ext. 3472.

March 3 7-8:30 p.m., Jonathan Schell and Frances FitzGerald, "The Deepening Shadow: The U.S. at War in the Nuclear Age." Sponsored by New School University and The Nation, 55 W. 13th St., Second Floor, New York. RSVP ($10, students free) online or at [phone].

March 3-6 Liberal Party of Canada adopts a resolution opposing Canadian participation in the U.S. missile defense system (possible). Ottawa

March 4 10 a.m., Heritage Foundation, "Asia 2005: The View from Capitol Hill" with Mark Lippert, Senate Appropriations Committee; Manisha Singh, Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Dennis Halpin, House International Relations Committee; and Peter Yeo, House International Relations Committee. 214 Massachusetts Ave., N.E., Washington. RSVP online. Webcast on the Heritage web site.

March 5 35th anniversary of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty entering into force

Week of March 7 House and Senate Budget Committees, markup of the budget resolution (tentative)

Week of March 7 House of Representatives floor action on the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (possible). The bill does not cover nuclear weapons funding, but may have nonproliferation issues.

March 8 Special primary election for California 5th Congressional District, to replace former Rep. Bob Matsui

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