UNM Symposium Focuses on Reliable Replacement Warhead Program

The University of New Mexico’s Office for Policy, Security and Technology presents a symposium, “The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program and the Future of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex,” on Friday, Sept. 29, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. in the UNM Student Union Building Santa Ana rooms A and B. This event is a collaborative effort by OPST, a joint venture of UNM and Sandia National Laboratories, and Women in International Security, a national organization based at Georgetown University.

The symposium features speakers from the National Nuclear Security Administration and Sandia National Laboratories. Confirmed speakers include Susan Stoner, science advisor, defense programs, National Nuclear Security Administration; Bruce C. Walker, director, NM Weapon Systems Engineering Center, Sandia National Laboratories; Linda J. Branstetter, Advanced Concepts Group, Sandia; Celeste Drewien, System Studies Department, Sandia; and Elizabeth A. Stanley, assistant professor, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and the Department of Government, Georgetown University.

Andrew L. Ross, director of the Office for Policy, Security, and Technology and UNM political science professor, said he is “delighted to have had the opportunity to work with WIIS and Sandia to develop the program.” He is “looking forward to a serious examination of the requirements and plans for the Reliable Replacement Warhead Program and a broad-ranging discussion of its potential implications.”

The program will be preceded by a Women in International Security informational meeting from 12:15-1:15 p.m. and followed by a reception for speakers and participants.

This event is free and open to the public. For additional information, contact Andrew L. Ross, Director, OPST at 505-277-7391 or aross@unm.edu.

Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu