ADVISORY/Center on Transatlantic Relations Hosts Seminar: Getting to 'Yes' on Missile Defense.

News Editors/Assignment Desks

ADVISORY...for Wednesday (April 21)

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2004

EVENT:   The Bush Administration has made development and deployment
         of a national ballistic missile defense system a centerpiece
         of its national security strategy. It has committed to
         initial deployment this year and allocated significant
         budgetary resources to this effort, including a plus up of
         $1.5 billion for fiscal 2005. The Administration has also
         indicated a willingness to engage U.S. allies as cooperative
         partners in the development of missile defense technology.

         The Center on Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins
         University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International
         Studies, is conducting a seminar to mark the publication of
         its monograph "Getting to Yes on Missile Defense: The Need to
         Rebalance U.S. Priorities and The Prospects of Transatlantic
         Cooperation."

         "Getting to Yes on Missile Defense" examines the changes in
         international security environment that have caused a
         fundamental shift in attitudes on missile defense and makes
         the development of such systems appear not only reasonable
         but inevitable. The paper also highlights issues that warrant
         debate today, including: the merits of our priority on long
         range missile threats and programs rather than more mature
         short and medium threats to our fielded forces; the merits of
         this year's sizable budget plus up for rapid deployment of a
         full mid course capability given the relative immature nature
         of the rogue state threat; and other key issues.

WHO:     Walter B. Slocombe, a partner in the law firm of Caplin &
         Drysdale and formerly the Under Secretary of Defense for
         Policy will Chair the seminar. Philip E. Coyle III, a Senior
         Advisor at the Center for Defense Information and former
         Assistant Secretary of Defense for Test & Evaluation; David
         Martin, Director of Strategic Relations at the U.S. Missile
         Defense Agency; and Jeff Bialos, a partner in the law firm of
         Sutherland Asbill & Brennan and Executive Director of the
         Program on Transatlantic Security and Industry will provide
         their views on current Administration policies and priorities
         on missile defense and Transatlantic cooperation as well as
         to comment on the center's new monograph.

DATE:    Wednesday, April 21, 2004

TIME:    2:00-4:00 PM. (Refreshments will be served.)

PLACE:   Johns Hopkins University, Room 500, 1717 Massachusetts Ave,NW

CONTACT: The event is open to members of the media, but space is
         limited and reservations are required. For reservations
         and/or additional information, please contact: Jeanette
         Murphy at 202.663.5880 or [e-mail].