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Ashton Baldwin "Ash" Carter (born September 24, 1954) is the United States Secretary of Defense. He is also a physicist and a former Harvard University professor of Science and International Affairs. He was nominated by President Barack Obama, and confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 93–5, to replace Chuck Hagel as the US Secretary of Defense.
Carter received a B.A. in his double-major of Physics and Medieval History from Yale University, summa cum laude, in 1976. He then became a Rhodes Scholar and studied at the University of Oxford, from which he received his doctorate in Theoretical Physics in 1979. He worked on quantum chromodynamics, the quantum field theory that was then postulated to explain the behavior of nuclear reactions and the structure of subatomic particles. He was a postdoctoral fellow research associate in Theoretical Physics at Rockefeller University from 1979 to 1980, and a research fellow at the MIT Center for International Studies from 1982 to 1984.
Carter taught at Harvard University, beginning in 1986. He ultimately rose to become chair of the International & Global Affairs faculty, and Ford Foundation Professor of Science & International Affairs, at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Carter is author or co-author of 11 books and more than 100 articles on physics, technology, national security, and management.
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Ashton B. Carter United States Secretary of Defense Graham Allison Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School
The world is built on deterrence, and deterrence is changing Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Defense Secretary Ash Carter, as he comes into what could be his last year overseeing the most powerful military on earth, has begun talking about something surprising: a return to great power competition. During a recent interview at the Pentagon, we asked Carter how he thought about navigating this new world, and he returned over and over to the same answer: deterrence. But as the norms and tools of warfare are changing, how well does deterrence still work? Can this Cold War-era idea still keep the peace in a new era? Here's why this challenge has such high stakes for the world — and what Carter had to say about it. Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise...
The Pentagon chief has refused to adopt a no-first-use nuclear policy, arguing the first strike is to deter nuclear attacks on the United States and its allies. Ashton Carter said the strike first policy contributed to "the deterrence of war". The remarks follow media reports that President Barack Obama was weighing an overhaul of the longstanding nuclear policy. On Tuesday, two Democratic lawmakers also introduced a bill that would bar the president from launching a nuclear first strike without a Congressional declaration of war. Some nuclear states including China have declared a nuclear policy of no-first-use. But the United States and its NATO allies insist on retaining the right to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike. The issue has been the subject of increased public debate. Scott B...
At a hearing on Capitol Hill, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) grilled Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and General Joseph Dunford on US military strategy in Syria. Keep us alive: http://russia-insider.com/support Visit us! http://russia-insider.com/en Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RussiaInsider?ref=aymt_homepage_panel Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RussiaInsider
Senator Richard Blumenthal speaks with Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. about U.S. national security challenges and ongoing military operations during a Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter took part in a moderated conversation at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with Graham Allison, director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the university's John F. Kennedy School of Government. For more on the Department of Defense, visit: http://www.defense.gov Like DoD on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DeptofDefense Follow DoD on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DeptofDefense Follow DoD on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DeptofDefense For more DoD News, check out... http://twitter.com/DoDNews https://youtube.com/user/ThePentagonChannel
By Daniel L. Kuester, U.S. Naval War College Public Affairs May 25, 2016 NEWPORT, R.I. – Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter visited U.S. Naval War College (NWC), May 25, answering questions from students, faculty and staff as part of a three-day trip to Newport and surrounding areas. During his interaction at the school, Carter said there are many global challenges now and there will be more in the future, and the United States must be able to respond to them all. “[We need to be] staid, agile, flexible with a wide area field of view,” he said. “All this is essential for what might come down the road.” He went on to say that the nation is well positioned to meet security needs. “The question is: Can we do it all? Well we can do it all. We have the right mindset. We have determinat...
In an exclusive interview to NDTV, US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter has indicated that India and the US are on the verge of a breakthrough in a major logistics agreement which could see the deployment of US forces on Indian bases under certain circumstances. However, this is a non-binding agreement and would only be done on the invitation of the government of India. Mr Carter has condemned terrorism from Pakistani soil and has said the sale of US weapons to Islamabad was conditional on their use in counter terror operations. Watch more videos: http://www.ndtv.com/video?yt Download the NDTV news app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.july.ndtv&referrer;=utm_source%3Dyoutubecards%26utm_medium%3Dcpc%26utm_campaign%3Dyoutube
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Defense Secretary Ash Carter has some tough words about Russia. Carter spoke to “CBS This Morning” co-host Charlie Rose at the Pentagon Tuesday about taking on ISIS in Syria and the fallout for countries that do not help.
http://www.weforum.org/ · Ashton B. Carter, US Secretary of Defense. Chaired by Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum.
"We don't have the luxury of deciding that one [threat] has the highest priority over the other [...] we have to do it all." Secretary of Defense Ash Carter discusses the major security threats facing the U.S. today and explains why he believes a $600 billion budget is necessary to quell them.
Ash Carter discusses U.S. policy in the Asia-Pacific region ahead of his upcoming trip to India. Speaker: Ash Carter, Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense Presider: Mary McInnis Boies, Counsel, Boies, Schiller & Flexner; Member, Board of Directors, Council on Foreign Relations
In a historic move, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced that all combat jobs in the U.S. military will now be open to women. Gwen Ifill sits down with Carter to discuss the decision, as well as the U.S. approach to the war on the Islamic State. View the Full Story/Transcript: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/full-interview-ash-carter-on-a-military-turning-point-for-women-in-combat/