On April 30, the Connect U.S. Fund and the Hudson Institute convened a discussion with Laura Holgate, Senior Director for Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism and Threat Reduction, National Security Council, and Nuclear Security Summit "Sous-Sherpa" and Hahn Choong-Hee, Sous-Sherpa/Spokesman of the Preparatory Secretariat of the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Republic of Korea, two officials intimately involved in the Nuclear Security Summit process. NTI's Corey Hinderstein moderated the conversation and the question and answer period. Panel members discussed the Summit's accomplishments and the challenges to forging consensus on this vital security priority.
The Hudson Institute's Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis Richard Weitz introduced the event and the Connect U.S. Fund's Executive Director Alex Toma introduced the speakers. Listen to the panel here.
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