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Dr. Ashton B. Carter

Dr. Ashton B. Carter

Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project (on leave), Harvard & Stanford Universities

Chair of International & Global Affairs faculty (on leave), John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy (1993-1996), U.S. Department of Defense

Member of the Board (on leave), Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs

 

 

By Date

 

2003

December 22, 2003

Good Nukes, Bad Nukes

Op-Ed, New York Times

By Dr. Ashton B. Carter, Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project (on leave), Harvard & Stanford Universities, Dr. William J. Perry, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Dr. Arnold Kanter and General Brent Scowcroft

Ashton B. Carter, Arnold Kanter, and William J. Perry write about the viability of the Nonproliferation Treaty in this New York Times op-ed.

 

 

September/October 2003

The Korean Nuclear Crisis: Preventing the Truly Dangerous Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction

Magazine or Newspaper Article, Harvard Magazine

By Dr. Ashton B. Carter, Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project (on leave), Harvard & Stanford Universities

How could the North Korea's nuclear program have advanced so far, and what should be done now about the world's most serious nuclear crisis?

 

 

July 2003

An American Security Policy: Challenge, Opportunity, Commitment

Paper

By Dr. Ashton B. Carter, Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project (on leave), Harvard & Stanford Universities, Dr. William J. Perry, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Secretary Madeleine K. Albright, Samuel R. Berger, Louis Caldera, General Wesley K. Clark, Former Senior Advisor, 2001-2009, Preventive Defense Project, Michele A. Flournoy, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1989-1993, General (ret.) John M. Shalikashvili, Former Founding Senior Advisor, Preventive Defense Project, Dr. Elizabeth D. Sherwood-Randall, Former Founding Senior Advisor, Preventive Defense Project, Alfonso E. Lenhardt and John D. Podesta

A paper by the National Security Advisory Group

 

 

March 6, 2003

Alternatives to Letting North Korea Go Nuclear

Testimony

By Dr. Ashton B. Carter, Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project (on leave), Harvard & Stanford Universities

Dr. Ashton B. Carter testifies before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

 

 

February 6, 2003

A Scary Thought: Loose Nukes in North Korea

Op-Ed, Wall Street Journal

By Dr. Ashton B. Carter, Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project (on leave), Harvard & Stanford Universities, Dr. William J. Perry, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project and General (ret.) John M. Shalikashvili, Former Founding Senior Advisor, Preventive Defense Project

Ashton B. Carter, William J. Perry, and John M. Shalikashvili address the danger of loose nukes in North Korea in this Wall Street Journal op-ed.

 

 

February 4, 2003

Three Crises with North Korea

Testimony

By Dr. Ashton B. Carter, Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project (on leave), Harvard & Stanford Universities

Dr. Ashton B. Carter testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

 

 

January 24, 2003

Crisis on Korean Peninsula Focus of Kennedy School Forum

Press Release

By Dr. Ashton B. Carter, Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project (on leave), Harvard & Stanford Universities

 

 

January 19, 2003

The Crisis Last Time

Op-Ed, New York Times

By Dr. Ashton B. Carter, Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project (on leave), Harvard & Stanford Universities and Dr. William J. Perry, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project

Ashton B. Carter and William J. Perry remember the 1994 North Korean nuclear crisis in this New York Times op-ed.

 

 

January 7, 2003

One Expert's Opinion: North Korea is a More Serious Nuclear Threat Than Iraq

Press Release

By Dr. Ashton B. Carter, Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project (on leave), Harvard & Stanford Universities

 

2002

October 20, 2002

Nuclear over North Korea: Back to the Brink

Op-Ed, Washington Post

By Dr. Ashton B. Carter, Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project (on leave), Harvard & Stanford Universities and Dr. William J. Perry, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project

Carter & Perry call for determination and patience in responding to the North Koreans' recent revelation of their nuclear program.

 

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