April 27, 2017


Adam Mount

Senior Fellow
Center for American Progress
Washington, DC

to address

North Korea's Nuclear and Ballistic Missile Programs: Truth and Consequences

ICAS Spring Symposium
Humanity, Liberty, Peace and Security
The Korean Peninsula Issues and US National Security

May 19 2017 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Allison Auditorium
Heritage Foundation
214 Massachusetts Ave NE
Washington DC 20002

On-line Registration



Dear Friend:

We are pleased to share with you that Adam Mount will address the ICAS Spring Symposium on May 19, 2017 in Washington DC.

Other confirmed speakers include Larry Niksch, ICAS Fellow.

Adam Mount is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress (CAP), where his work covers U.S. nuclear strategy and force structure, global nuclear politics, deterrence, and North Korea. Previously, Adam was a Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).

In 2015-16, Adam directed the CFR Independent Task Force on U.S. Policy Toward North Korea, a group of seventeen experts chaired by Adm. Mike Mullen and Sen. Sam Nunn. Their report, A Sharper Choice on North Korea: Engaging China for a Stable Northeast Asia issued ten findings and six recommendations for the next president’s policy toward the regime.

Adam's other writings have been published by Foreign Affairs, Survival, the Nonproliferation Review, Democracy, and other outlets, and he is a columnist at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Adam's analysis has been cited in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and Politico, and he has appeared on CNN, CBS, and CNBC networks. Adam has testified before the House Armed Services subcommittee on strategic forces.

He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from the Department of Government at Georgetown University, and a B.A. from Reed College.

Thank you.