The Prague Agenda after the Iran Deal
Dr. Gary S. Samore

Friday, December 11, 2015

As part of the ongoing Nuclear Crossroads Initiative, the Center for Global Security Research (CGSR) is sponsoring a talk entitled “The Prague Agenda after the Iran Deal” Following the lecture there will be a question and answer session. This is open to the Laboratory.

President Obama’s Prague Agenda – moving toward a world without nuclear weapons – has been stalled for several years, due to the downturn in U.S.-Russian relations, Congressional opposition to arms control, and stalemate and division within the multilateral disarmament community. Will the Iran nuclear agreement provide an impetus for reviving elements of the Prague Agenda, such as efforts to advance regional arms control in the Middle East and strengthen the non-proliferation regime, or – as some critics contend - will the Iran deal increase long term pressures for further nuclear proliferation in the Middle East? Dr. Samore will address these and other questions concerning the implications of the Iran nuclear agreement for broader nonproliferation and disarmament efforts.

Dr. Samore served for four years as President Obama’s White House Coordinator for Arms Control and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), including as U.S. Sherpa for the 2010 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, DC and the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, Korea. As WMD Coordinator, he served as the principal advisor to the President on all matters relating to arms control and the prevention of weapons of mass destruction proliferation and WMD terrorism, and coordinated United States government activities, initiatives, and programs to prevent proliferation and WMD terrorism and promote international arms control efforts.

The Prague Agenda after the Iran Deal

The Center for Global Security Research (CGSR) sponsored this seminar entitled "The Prague Agenda after the Iran Deal" on Dec. 11, 2015, at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The seminar was presented by Gary S. Samore, who served for four years as President Obama’s White House Coordinator for Arms Control and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD).

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