Hudson Scholars Available to Comment on Obama's Nuclear Posture Review and the Nuclear Security Summit

Washington — Almost fifty years after noted strategist Herman Kahn founded Hudson, the Institute's scholars remain leaders in the field of nuclear strategic analysis.

With the release of the Obama administration's Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) and the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, Hudson experts on nuclear policy are available to comment and answer questions about implications for U.S. security.

Jack David, Senior Fellow and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction and Negotiations Policy [Bio] , jack@jackdavid.net

Douglas J. Feith, Senior Fellow and former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy [Bio], dfeith@hudson.org

Christopher Ford, Senior Fellow and former United States Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation [Bio], cford@hudson.org

David Satter, Senior Fellow and former Moscow correspondent [Bio], dave@hudson.org

Gabriel Schoenfeld, Senior Fellow and author of Necessary Secrets (May 2010) [Bio], gabe@hudson.org

Richard Weitz, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis at Hudson Institute [Bio], weitz@hudson.org

Panel Discussion of the Nuclear Posture Review

From 3-5 PM on Monday, April 19, Hudson will host a panel discussion considering the Nuclear Posture Review and the new challenges it presents. The event panelists include: Richard Weitz, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis, Hudson Institute; Andrew Semmel, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Nuclear Nonproliferation, 2003-2008; Morton Halperin, Commissioner, Congressional Strategic Posture Commission, 2008-2009; and Walter Slocombe, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, 1994-2001. For more information, or to RSVP, please visit: http://www.hudson.org/nuclearposturereview0410

For more information

James Bologna, jbologna@hudson.org

Grace Terzian, grace@hudson.org

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