Retired Military
NPR
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60 retired military officers signed the statement.
60 · retired military officers
From 1955 until 1980, Eugene Carroll was responsible for planning and training for nuclear warfare.
Eugene Carroll, retired Rear Admiral
In the 1980s, Eugene Carroll was responsible for 7,000 nuclear weapons.
7000 · nuclear weapons
Eugene Carroll, Director of Operations
Eugene Carroll signed the statement.
Eugene Carroll, retired Rear Admiral
Richard Perle is a former Assistant Secretary of Defense and a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
Richard Perle, former Assistant Secretary of Defense
During the Reagan administration, Richard Perle was responsible for negotiations with the Soviet Union on nuclear arms.
Richard Perle, former Assistant Secretary of Defense
Richard Perle did not sign the statement.
Richard Perle, former Assistant Secretary of Defense
Richard Perle says it's dangerous for the U.S. to get rid of all its nuclear weapons.
Richard Perle, former Assistant Secretary of Defense
Eugene Carroll is deputy director of the Center for Defense Information.
Eugene Carroll, deputy director
Noah Adams talks with two nuclear warfare experts about the significance of a statement signed by 60 retired military officers around the world, which calls for the virtual elimination of nuclear weapons. U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Eugene Carroll, retired, is deputy director of the Center for Defense Information. From 1955 until 1980, he was responsible for planning and training for nuclear warfare. In the 1980s, as Director of Operations for U.S. forces in Europe and the Middle East, Carroll was responsible for 7,000 nuclear weapons. He signed the statement. Richard Perle is a former Assistant Secretary of Defense, and is currently a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. As part of the Reagan administration, he was responsible for negotiations with the Soviet Union on nuclear arms. Perle, who didn't sign the statement, says it's dangerous for the U.S. to get rid of all its nuclear weapons.
