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    Providing national security and technology policy analysis

    The National Security and International Studies Office (NSIS) at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) provides high consequence decision support on national security and technology issues relevant to LANL’s mission.

    NSIS Strategic Plan

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    Strategic Objectives

    NSIS pursues three strategic objectives:

    1. Advise senior Los Alamos National Laboratory leadership on the strategic and policy environments in which the lab operates.
    2. Help bridge the gap between policy and technical communities, advising policy-makers on what may be possible and technologists on what may be desirable.
    3. Serve as a think tank and action group drawing on laboratory-wide resources to offer policy-relevant insight on issues related to the LANL mission, including: deterrence, arms control, nonproliferation, and nuclear security.  

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    NSIS Team Members

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    William Tobey

    Office Director

    Headshot of Paula Knepper

    Paula Knepper

    Office Deputy Director

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    Joseph (Joe) Pilat

    Program Director

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    George Guthrie

    Program Director

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    Matt Tucker

    UK Program Manager

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    Lila Pacheco

    Technical Project Manager

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    James Cooley

    Program Manager

    Headshot of Kirk Otterson

    Kirk Otterson

    Program Manager

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    Sam Baty

    Program Manager

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    Michelle Mosby

    Deputy Program Manager

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    Maureen Johnson

    Professional Staff Assistant

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    Josephine Kilde

    Administrative Assistant

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    Brian Cook

    Graduate Research Assistant

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    Gabby Gundry

    Graduate Research Assistant

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