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Hearing on China’s Advanced Weapons

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 419

 


Hearing Co-Chairs: Chairman Carolyn Bartholomew and Senator James Talent

9:30 AM – 9:35 AM:           Opening Remarks: Chairman Carolyn Bartholomew and Senator James Talent

9:35 AM – 11:05 AM:         Panel I: China’s Hypersonic and Maneuverable Re-Entry Vehicle Programs

  • James Acton, Ph.D., Co-Director of Nuclear Policy Program and Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Testimony)
  • Andrew S. Erickson, Ph.D., Professor of Strategy, China Maritime Studies Institute, U.S. Naval War College (Testimony)
  • Mark Stokes, Executive Director, Project 2049 Institute (Testimony)

11:05 AM – 11:15 AM:       Break

11:15 AM – 12:45 PM:        Panel II: China’s Directed Energy and Electromagnetic Weapons Programs

  • David D. Chen, Independent Analyst (Testimony)
  • Richard Fisher, Senior Fellow, Asian Military Affairs, International Assessment and Strategy Center (Testimony)
  • Timothy Grayson, Ph.D., President, Fortitude Mission Research, LLC (Testimony)

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM:          Lunch Break

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM:            Panel III: China’s Counterspace, Unmanned, and Artificial Intelligence Weapons Programs

  • Todd Harrison, Director of Defense Budget Analysis, Director of the Aerospace Security Project, and Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies (Testimony)
  • Elsa Kania, Analyst, Long Term Strategy Group (Testimony)
  • Kevin Pollpeter, Research Scientist, CNA (Testimony)

3:15 PM – 3:20 PM:            Closing Remarks

3:20 PM:                              Adjourn

 

Transcript
China's Advanced Weapons.pdf3.24 MB

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