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Dr. William J. Perry

Dr. William J. Perry

Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project

19th Secretary of Defense for the United States

 

 

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May 24, 2006

Iran, North Korea and The Challenges of Proliferation

Speech

By Dr. William J. Perry, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project

PDP Co-Director William J. Perry delivered a speech to the Center for National Policy on May 24, 2006, in Washington, DC, at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill. Dr. Perry’s speech focused on Iran, North Korea, and the challenges of proliferation. Dr. Perry discussed the options available to the United States in order to reduce the threat of nuclear terrorism stemming from the nuclear programs in Iran and North Korea.

 

 

January 25, 2006

The U.S. Military: Under Strain and at Risk

Report

By Dr. William J. Perry, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities, Secretary Madeleine K. Albright, Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School, Samuel R. Berger, General Wesley K. Clark, Former Senior Advisor, 2001-2009, Preventive Defense Project, Thomas E. Donilon, John D. Podesta, Susan E. Rice, General (ret.) John M. Shalikashvili, Former Founding Senior Advisor, Preventive Defense Project, Amb. Wendy R. Sherman, Dr. Elizabeth D. Sherwood-Randall, Former Founding Senior Advisor, Preventive Defense Project and Dr. James B. Steinberg

The National Security Advisory Group sounds a warning, raising awareness about the state of our ground forces today and the very real risk that poses to our future security. The group also proposes an action plan for restoring the health and vitality of the U.S. military.

 

2005

July 20, 2005

Worst Weapons in Worst Hands: U.S. Inaction on the Nuclear Terror Threat Since 9/11, and a Path of Action

Report

By Dr. William J. Perry, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities, Secretary Madeleine K. Albright, Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School, Samuel R. Berger, General Wesley K. Clark, Former Senior Advisor, 2001-2009, Preventive Defense Project, Thomas E. Donilon, John D. Podesta, Susan E. Rice, General (ret.) John M. Shalikashvili, Former Founding Senior Advisor, Preventive Defense Project, Amb. Wendy R. Sherman, Dr. Elizabeth D. Sherwood-Randall, Former Founding Senior Advisor, Preventive Defense Project and Dr. James B. Steinberg

The gravest threat facing Americans today is a terrorist detonating a nuclear bomb in one of our cities. The National Security Advisory Group (NSAG) judges that the Bush administration is taking insufficient actions to counter this threat.

 

 

April 26, 2005

We Have to Have CAFTA

Op-Ed, Wall Street Journal

By Dr. William J. Perry, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project and William Cohen

Perry and Cohen support CAFTA in this Wall Street Journal op-ed

 

 

April 13, 2005

Research Worth Fighting For

Op-Ed, New York Times

By Dr. William J. Perry, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project and John M. Deutch, International Council Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Research and development activities, known as the "technology base" program, are a vital part of the United States defense program and must be adequately funded.

 

2004

May 11, 2004

United States and Russia in Isolation

Op-Ed, St. Petersburg Times

By Dr. William J. Perry, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project

New York Times op-ed by Dr. William J. Perry

 

 

March 10, 2004

Policy Framework for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction

Testimony

By Dr. William J. Perry, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project and General Brent Scowcroft, Editorial Board Member, Quarterly Journal: International Security

Testimony of Dr. William J. Perry and Brent Scowcroft

 

2003

December 22, 2003

Good Nukes, Bad Nukes

Op-Ed, New York Times

By Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities, Dr. William J. Perry, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Dr. Arnold Kanter and General Brent Scowcroft, Editorial Board Member, Quarterly Journal: International Security

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

 

 

July 23, 2003

It's Either Nukes or Negotiation

Op-Ed, Washington Post

By Dr. William J. Perry, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project

Dr. William J. Perry's op-ed in The Washington Post.

 

 

July 2003

An American Security Policy: Challenge, Opportunity, Commitment

Paper

By Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, 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, 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

 

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