this has been something, and i ve had numerous conversations with him, because we re confronting a wide range of issues now, and in many ways they re more fresh than ever. yes, the role of nuclear weapons that they play in our international security has changed a lot, but there is still an enormous role that they play in national security calculations for us, for our primary competitors and now for many other countries that we worry about. we re seeing a rise of some significant investments in nuclear systems, and, of course, that always has controversy attached with it. there is and i know in the ndaa that s soon to be approved. you know, they re calling for increased oversight over the nnsa, the national nuclear security administration over pit productions. there is a whole range of issues that are important here, and we re also literally, i think probably two weeks after the inauguration, we see the expiration of a major, probably, last arms control movement wiagh the ru
again back in business. and excited to welcome doctor chris fourmac. and for those of you in the know, is of course secretary of state for international. it previously done a tour on president trump. he worked previously in capitol hill brent naval reserve, but most important link all around great guy. and through these conversations going to be a lot of fun. he held from cincinnati. home of finley market i might add. not bad. [laughter]. will give a few framing remarks and then give you a little time to ask clarifying questions. that went out, chris, welcome back. [applause]. thanks ryan, it s great to be back here. i applaud your assistance. after last time in rescheduling this of the explosion. it s actually not that bad. those of you have been around washington the long remembered there was a series of exploding mantles in georgetown in the mid- 1990s are so afraid thank you for cheaping at it and thanks to all of you are wheeling to come back. it is been nearly ten yea
christopher ford is the assistant secretary of state for international security and nonproliferation. he talked about nuclear security policy at the stimson center. some other of the topics included nuclear terrorism prevention, efforts to denuclearize north korea, and china s role in fostering nuclear security in the region. well, ladies and gentlemen, a very good afternoon to all of you and welcome to the stimson center. my name is brian finlay. i m president and ceo here at the stimson center. for those attending this very event for the very second time, many apologies. it was not, as you may have assumed, our speaker s agenda that caused the cancellation, but an exploding manhole. we started paying our bills yet the stimson center again and were back in business and very pleased to be welcoming dr. christopher ford back to the stage. chris, for those of you in the know, is of course the assistant secretary of state for international student and nonproliferation. chris p
christopher ford is a assistant secretary of state for international security and nonproliferation. he talked about nuclear security policy at the stimson center. some other of the topics included nuclear terrorism prevention, efforts to denuclearize north korea and china s role in fostering nuclear security in the region. ladies and gentlemen,, a very good afternoon to all of you and welcome to the stimson center my name is brian finlay, i m president and ceo here at the stimson center. for those attending this event for the very second time, many apologies, it was not as you may have assumed our speakers agenda that caused the cancellation, but an exploding we started paying our bills yet the stimson center again and were back in business and very pleased to be welcoming dr. christopher ford back to the stage. chris, for those of you in the know, is of course the assistant secretary of state for international student and nonproliferation. chris previously has done a t
stints in. for those of you that are attending this very event for the second time. many apologies and it was not as you may have assumed our speakers agenda i cause that cancellation but an exploding manhole but we are paying our bills at the stanton center and back at business and very pleased to be welcoming doctor chris ford back to the stage. chris for those of you in the no and the assistant secretary of state for enough security for international security and nonproliferation. he talked about nuclear security yes (laughs) chris is going to give a few remarks and will be time for us to ask some clarifying questions but with that chris, welcome back to stance in. big (applause) thanks, brian. it s great to be back here. i applaud your persistence after last time, and rescheduling this after the explosion. it sounds so dark. it s i could not that bad. those of you who been around washington that long i have remember there was a series of exploding manholes in georgeto