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Gen. Brent Scowcroft, who served as National Security Advisor to both Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush, headlined a discussion of the New START treaty, co-hosted by the Arms Control Initiative [2] at the Brookings Institution and the Arms Control Association [3] - both Ploughshares grantees. Speaking about the historical significance of New START, Gen. Scowcroft said the treaty "is vital if we are to continue the strategic arms control process with Russia."
Brookings President Strobe Talbott [4] introduced the event. Gen. Scowcroft's remarks were followed by an impressive panel discussion featuring Dr. Mort Halperin [5] of the Open Society Institute, Amb. Steven Pifer [6] of Brookings, Dr. Angela Stent [7] of Georgetown University, and moderated by Daryl Kimball [8] of the Arms Control Association.
Watch highlights from Gen. Scowcroft's remarks or listen to the full discussion below:
Links
[1] https://ploughshares.org/file/1956
[2] http://www.brookings.edu/projects/arms-control.aspx
[3] http://www.armscontrol.org
[4] http://www.brookings.edu/experts/talbotts.aspx
[5] http://www.soros.org/newsroom/experts/halperin
[6] http://www.brookings.edu/experts/pifers.aspx
[7] http://explore.georgetown.edu/people/stenta/
[8] http://www.armscontrol.org/about/dkimball