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This one-day conference brings together some of the nation’s leading nuclear experts to discuss critical topics of national strategic deterrence at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri. Registration has been closed.
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
| 0700-0800 | Registration | |
| 0800-0830 | Welcoming Remarks | |
| 0830-0915 | President Truman’s Decision to Use the Bomb | |
| Randy Sowell, Truman Library Archivist | ||
| 0915-0930 | Comfort Break | |
| 0930-1015 | Reflecting on the Past | |
| Brigadier General (Ret.) Paul Tibbets IV | ||
| 1015-1030 | Comfort Break | |
| 1030-1115 | The Current Threat Facing the United States | |
| Colonel Timothy Griffith, Deputy Commander, 509th Bomb Wing | ||
| 1115-1200 | Lunch | |
| 1200-1245 | The American Nuclear Arsenal | |
| William Murphy, Professor, Missouri State University | ||
| 1245-1300 | Comfort Break | |
| 1300-1345 | How Allies See the American Nuclear Arsenal Lt Gen (Ret.) In-bum Chun, Republic of Korea | |
| 1345-1400 | Comfort Break | |
| 1400-1445 | The Cost of Deterrence | |
| Adam Lowther, PhD, Vice President for Research, NIDS | ||
| 1445-1500 | Final Questions | |
| 1500 -1515 | Closing Remarks Adjourn |