Hudson. My name is richard weitz, and the director of the center for political director of the center for political and military analysis here at hudson. Today we are honored to talk about an important report and the port subject that is congressional efforts to oversee the u. S. Nuclear security efforts. We are specifically going to talk about a report, copies of which are outside, by the partnerships to secure america and Arms Control Association on empowering congress a nuclear authority, blueprints for a new generation. I want to take the welcome the cspan audience for joining us. To make everything easier, if people could silence any cell phones you might have now, that would be very helpful. The report and either work we have been doing with partnerships to secure america and Arms Control Association has been over a year, and independent project over collaborated with these organizations last you doing through events on hill, congressional briefings on the Nuclear Threat, the too
Richard thank you. Lets begin. I want to welcome everyone to hudson. My name is richard price. Today, we are honored to talk about an important report and an important subject, that is congressional efforts to oversee the u. S. Nuclear security efforts. We are specifically going to talk about a report, copies of which are outside, by the partnerships to secure america and the Arms Control Association, blueprints for a new generation. I want to particularly welcome the cspan audience for joining us. To make everything easier, if people could silence any cell phones you have now, that would be helpful. The report and other work we have been doing with partnerships to secure america and the Arms Control Association has been continuing over years. It is an independent project, but we collaborated with these two organizations, doing two events on the hill, congressional briefings on the Nuclear Threat and tools of the trade, how do we encounter the threat, and Global Security architecture .
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Broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is r. T. International and john thomas certainly glad to have you with us or the u. S. Intelligence chief is hesitant to fully relinquish the power to monitor americans phone calls and Text Messages is putting early pressure on congress to reauthorize the National Security agencys Surveillance Program which is set to expire at the end of the year with more. Well the Trump White House as well as dan coats the outgoing director of National Intelligence are urging congress to renew the freedom act of 2015 and this ability of the National Security agency of the United States to conduct spying on individual citizens now essentially dan coats in his letter argued that even though the program is no longer in effect its necessary or could be necessary at some point to reinstate it and that it would be in the interest of the country overall for congress to renew the freedom act this is what dan coats said as Technology Changes his trade c
Congressional oversight of Nuclear Security and arms control. Speakers included representatives from the Arms Control Association. The Hudson Institute in washington posted this two our event. Two hour event. Thank you. Lets begin. Toant to welcome everyone hudson. My name is richard price. Talk, we are honored to about an important report and an important subject, that is congressional efforts to oversee the u. S. Nuclear security efforts. We are specifically going to talk about a report, copies of which are outside, by the partnerships to secure america and the Arms Control Association , blueprints for a new generation. I want to particularly welcome the cspan audience for joining us. To make everything easier, if people could silence any cell phones you have now, that would be helpful. The report and other work we have been doing with partnerships to secure america and the Arms Control Association has been continuing over years. It is an independent project, but we collaborated with