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James Schlesinger, chairman of the Secretary of Defense’s Task Force on Nuclear Weapons Management, talked about the findings and recommendations of the second task force report on…

Defense Secretary Robert Gates and James Schlesinger, chairman of the Secretary of Defense’s Task Force on Nuclear Weapons Management, talked about the findings and recommendations of a task…

Members of the Independent Panel to Review the Department of Defense Detention Operations testified before the Senate Armed Services committee about their findings. They spoke about the…

Members of a special panel to investigate the treatment of enemy combatants and detained prisoners in Cuba and Iraq briefed reporters on the findings of their investigation. Among the…

Witnesses testified before the committee about the September 11 Commission’s recommendations for changes in the Department of Defense. They focused on the proposed changes and their impact on the…

The panelists discussed the following week’s summit meeting between President Bush and Russian President Putin. They also answered questions from members of the audience.

Following appearances on Sunday morning news talk shows participants answered questions from reporters about the U.S. efforts to combat global terrorism. Included are Attorney General John…

Mr. Schlesinger spoke about present and future challenges for the U.S. military. Among the topics he addressed were troop morale, ballistic missile defense, biological and chemical warfare,…

Senate Democrats challenged President Bush’s Persian Gulf policy and questioned the need for immediate offensive military action to drive Iraqi forces from Kuwait. Senators demanded a greater role in…

Fred Charles Ikle, James Schlessinger, and Richard Scribner spoke at Georgetown University about international security.

The Center for Strategic & International Studies at the Johns Hopkins Foreign Policy Institute held a panel discussion on Making Defense Reform Work. Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Georgia) and Sen.…

James Schlesinger of the Center For Strategic and International Studies talked to the Wirth Washington Seminar. Senator Tim Wirth D-Colorado led the seminar.

Former Defense Secretaries testified on the proposed treaty between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to eventually phase out intermediate and short range missiles.