Lt. General Robert G. Gard, Jr. (USA, ret.)
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Lt. General Robert G. Gard, Jr. is Chairman of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation where his policy work focuses on nuclear nonproliferation, missile defense, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, military policy, nuclear terrorism, and other national security issues.
During his military career, Gard saw combat in both the Korea and Vietnam wars, and served a three year tour in Germany. He also served as Executive Assistant to two secretaries of defense; the first Director of Human Resources Development for the U.S. Army; Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs; and President of National Defense University (NDU).
After retiring from the U.S. Army in 1981, after 31 years of distinguished service, Gard served for five years as director of the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies Center in Bologna, Italy, and then as President of the Monterey Institute of International Studies from 1987 to 1998. Since 1998, he has been an active consultant in Washington, D.C., on national security issues, including the international campaign to ban anti-personnel land mines.
Gard has written for well-known journals and periodicals that focus on military and international affairs and lectured widely at U.S. and international universities and academic conferences. He serves on the board of eight non-profit organizations and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Gard holds a B.A. from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and both an M.P.A. and Ph.D in Political Economy & Government from Harvard University.
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GARD IN THE NEWS
Robert Gard Publishes Op-Ed on Torture in Reuters
On June 24, Lt. Gen. Robert Gard, chairman of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, published an op-ed about torture titled "Should Torture Be Part of the U.S.'s Counterterrorism Approach?" in Reuters.
Robert Gard Publishes Op-Ed on Nuclear Weapons in In These Times
On May 22, Lt. Gen. Robert Gard published "The Aspiration of Global Zero" in In These Times>.
Robert Gard Quoted on Nuclear Weapons in Indiana University Horizon
On April 20, Lt. General Robert G. Gard Jr., chairman of the Center for Arms Control and Nuclear Proliferation, said while highly unlikely, misinformation could lead to nuclear weapons being launched, but the more pertinent threat, and probably the greatest we face according to Gard, is the desire of terrorists to steal, buy or build, and ultimately detonate a nuclear weapon.
RECENT ARTICLES BY GARD
Jun 25, 2009 Should Torture Be Part of the U.S.'s Counterterrorism Approach?
President Obama decided not to release a new group of detainee abuse photographs because he believes they would inflame our enemies and threaten American troops. Indeed, the shocking photos from Abu Ghraib have served as a powerful recruiting tool for al-Qaeda and have sparked outrage across the world.
May 22, 2009 The Aspiration of Global Zero
On April 5, 2009, before a crowd gathered at Hradcany Square in Prague, President Barack Obama declared “America’s commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons.” With these words, Obama implicitly endorsed Global Zero—a movement founded in December 2008 by some 100 political leaders from around the world to ban nuclear weapons.
Mar 31, 2009 Spend More Wisely on National Security
In today's disastrous economic climate, the U.S. government desperately needs to prioritize its top national security objectives and realign spending accordingly. As Lt. Gen. Robert Gard and Travis Sharp argue in this Huffington Post commentary, Congress must stop recklessly pumping taxpayer dollars into weapons systems unneeded for the foreseeable future and instead focus on revitalizing underfunded competencies such as military personnel and foreign assistance.
Mar 18, 2009 Past Time to Join the Landmine Treaty
This month marks the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of an international agreement that has prevented incalculable civilian deaths and injuries from war: the 1997 Landmine Treaty. While 156 countries have signed on, the United States is one of a small minority of states that has not yet agreed to join the ban on the production, use, sale, and stockpiling of anti-personnel landmines.
Mar 3, 2009 Coordination and Realism on North Korea
New satellite images indicate that North Korea may be preparing to test launch a version of its Taepodong-2 ballistic missile. This worrisome state of affairs makes it clear that it will be harder to denuclearize North Korea today than it has ever been before, Lt. Gen. Robert Gard and Travis Sharp argue in this op-ed recently published in The Korea Times.
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