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BASIC-DEMOS

Missile Defence Conference

BASIC and Demos hosted a Missile Defence Conference in London on 9 November 2004.

Notes & Summaries of Presentations

Some of the presentations are not yet available, but will be posted on this website as we receive them.

Where is the Missile Defense Agency up to in planning and deployment?
What are the prospects for the next four years following the Presidential Elections?

• Theresa Hitchens, Vice-President Center for Defense Information, Washington D.C.

Session 1: What is the state of play in the UK (politically and institutionally)?

• Mike Rance, BMD Associates
• Jeremy Stocker, Director of Studies CDISS
• Mark Smith, lecturer in International Security, Southampton University
• Dan Plesch, Birkbeck College

Keynote address:
Missile defence: Political fantasy or military reality?

• Lord Garden KCB, Visiting Professor, Centre for Defence Studies, King's College, London. Former Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff.

Session 2: What is going on in Europe (EU, ESA, NATO)?

• Nicole Evans, St. Antony's College, Oxford
• Regina Hagen, INESAP, Germany
• Ian Davis, Director BASIC

Session 3: Masters of the Universe: Peaceful exploration or military exploitation of space?

• James Wilsdon, Head of Strategy, Demos
• Theresa Hitchens, Vice-President CDI, Washington DC
• Peter Zimmerman, Chair Science and Security, Dept War Studies, King's College
• Dave Webb, School of Engineering, Leeds Metropolitan University