A look now at the future of Missile Defense. The center for strategic and International Studies hosted a discussion recently with former defense officials and Global Security experts. Panelists talked about the challenges of Strategic Missile defense, the threats posed by north korea, iran, china and russia. Former defense undersecretary for policy, james miller moderated this event. Its about 90 minutes. Ready to go, okay, good morning, everybody. Thanks for being here today. Im jim miller. President of the adaptive strategies. I have had involvement with Missile Defense over a number of decades. Starting on capitol hill, House Armed Services committee in late 80s and early 90s and continuing on through my time including as undersecretary of defense in the Obama Administration. We have a great panel here today. You have already met tom karako, senior fellow here in the international program, director of the Missile Defense program and tom will talk about in particular his report Missi
Including as undersecretary of defense in the Obama Administration. We have a great panel here today. You have already met tom karako, senior fellow here in the international program, director of the Missile Defense program and tom will talk about in particular his report Missile Defense, 2020, next steps for defending the homeland. Dr. Laura grego, thank you for being here as well. Laura is a Senior Scientist in the Global Security program for the union of concerned scientists. And also has a recent report entitled shielded from oversight, the disastrous u. S. Approach to strategic Missile Defense. And well speak to that and a number of other issues, i think. And our third panelists today, major retired general fran mahon. His last posting was a j5 director of plans and policy for norad and north com and headed up several commands for army missile and air defense and at one point was director of tests for the Missile Defense agency as well. So its a great group. I want to thank you, g
Thank you for being here today. Of the president strategies and had involvement with missiledefense. On the secretary defense of the obama administration. Yorty met the director of the missiledefense program. Tom will talk about missiledefense 2020 and next steps. Laura is a Senior Scientist in the program. Aboutso has a book missiledefense and will speak to that and a number of issues, i think. Our third panelist is a major general, retired friend, and his last posting was the director of strategy for norad and nor calm. He headed up several commands were already missile and air defense, and was director of at one point. I want to thank you for coming and those unable to be here due to a scheduling conflict. To kick is words often than we will turn to the panelists, indeed as mentioned earlier, the Trump Administration is kicking off a major review of the missiledefense policy. If we go back to the 2010 missile review conducted by the last administration, it is defensethat it placed i
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Secretary badasow is present. Please note that were going to table the nominating committee and could we have approval of the agenda with that change. So moved. Second. Its been moved and seconded that we approve the agenda as printed except item 3 the nominating committee report. All in favor . Aye. Ayes have it. Next item approval of the Consent Agenda. So moved. Second. Its been moved and seconded that we approve the Consent Agenda as printed. All in favor say aye . Aye. Opposes . The motion is carried. Can we have approval of the march 4 Meeting Minutes except that we have a change there commissioner katie loo had a change in the minutes which says in. Should be congresswoman. Okay. Could i have a motion to approve the march 4 Meeting Minutes with that correction. So moved. Second. Its been moved and seconded that we approve the march 4 Meeting Minutes with the correction. All in favor say aye . Aye. Opposes . The ayes have it and the motion is carried. Public comment. You have thr