Final panel of day 1 of #nukecon. Under Secretary of State Bonnie Jenkins, @UnderSecT, and NNSA Administrator Jill Hruby, @NNSAHruby, are in conversation with @nktpnd. 
.@UnderSecT: The predictability created by arms control is more impact than ever. #nukecon
.@UnderSecT: In scoping out possible future arms control, admin discussed wide range of capabilities with Russia (including hypersonics and cyber). Moreover, arms control is about more than limits; also transparency and norms (including in space). #nukecon
.@UnderSecT: “We remain committed” to negotiations over a New START follow-on with Russia. #nukecon
.@NNSAHruby: Nuclear threat landscape includes proliferation risks (IAEA is “swamped”), tactical nukes and dual-use weapons. Can’t keep doing monitoring and verification in the same way. New technologies needed for new problems. #nukecon
@NNSAHruby: As part of Arms Control Advancement Initiative, we will trial promising technologies at Pantex. [This is a v good idea, in my opinion.] #nukecon
.@NNSAHruby: Arms control has facilitated “boots on the ground.” But new technology—including robotics—could permit improved remote monitoring (though doesn’t solve every problem). #nukecon
.@nktpnd: At what point do we treat North Korea as an arms control problem?
@UnderSecT: North Korea doesn’t want to talk to us. But if it did, “we would certainly not say no” to discussions about arms control. #nukecon
@UnderSecT: North Korea doesn’t want to talk to us. But if it did, “we would certainly not say no” to discussions about arms control. #nukecon
.@UnderSecT: Senate ratification is a “challenge” to arms control but is not “dehabilitating.”
@NNSAHruby: Non-binding agreements have the advantage they are easier to update to changing technology. #nukecon
@NNSAHruby: Non-binding agreements have the advantage they are easier to update to changing technology. #nukecon
.@nktpnd: Do we need a crisis to catalyze arms control?
@NNSAHruby: Normally I’d say no. But now I hope so since we’re in a crisis right now! #nukecon
@NNSAHruby: Normally I’d say no. But now I hope so since we’re in a crisis right now! #nukecon
.@UnderSecT: This is one of the most concerning times that I’ve seen. But it has led to greater interest in arms control. Hopefully some good will come out of current crisis. #nukecon
.@UnderSecT: Russia is in compliance with New START. We are discussing a date for discussions over resuming inspections. #nukecon
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