Outreach Program In The News
RADIO INTERVIEWS
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
OPINION EDITORIALS
RADIO INTERVIEWS
Apr 17, 2008 Retired Military Officers Talk about the Military and Iraq with Knoxville Public Radio
Colonel William Hauser and Lt. General Robert Gard discuss the war in Iraq and its effect on the military with WUOT 91.9 FM, Knoxville, Tennesse public radio.
Mar 26, 2008 General John Johns Discusses Iraq War on NPR in Ohio
General John Johns discusses the war in Iraq and the threat of Iran on the Open Line with Fred Anderle, a radio show broadcast on Columbus, Ohio's NPR station.
Mar 7, 2008 Colonel Klass and Dr. Thomasson of PSR Discuss Iraq and Iran
Colonel Richard Klass and Dr. Thomasson of Physicians for Social Responsibility discuss Iraq, Iran and the threat of nuclear weapons with 88.9 FM KNPR Nevada Public Radio.
Jan 16, 2008 General Gard on Jay Marvin Show
General Gard discusses nuclear weapons, especially in regard to North Korea and Iran, the war in Iraq and where the United States should go from here.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
Apr 28, 2008 Anti-Nuke Youth: The Next Generation
"The Center's programs bring military professionals to towns with large populations of students and military veterans; these experts speak on a variety of topics, but always address the issue of nuclear weapons," writes Wire Tap Magazine. Students working on these issues have called the trips 'refreshing,' especially when they hear military generals confirm their own nuclear abolition analysis."
Apr 21, 2008 Former Officers Discuss Iran
"Iran might be a bigger threat than Iraq, and the U.S. military might not be able to handle the potential conflict, according to two retired military officials," writes the students newspaper at the University of Tennessee, the Daily Beacon.
Mar 13, 2008 Ret. Colonel on Iraq: ‘We can’t do this with a volunteer army’
The Rebel Yell, the student newspaper of the University of Nevada Las Vegas, writes about the war in Iraq and diplomacy with Iran after a Center outreach visit to the campus.
Jan 15, 2008 Gard: Gaurd the Uranium
Geopolitics and military affairs will be hot topics during the 2008 election cycle, and retired Lt. Gen. Robert G. Gard knows a thing or two about both.
Nov 30, 2007 When the Deterrent Becomes a Threat
"There are many problems facing the United States today, but the viability of its nuclear deterrent is not one of them. Building new nuclear weapons will not make us safer," writes General Gard and other Center experts in this op-ed published by the UC Berkley Daily Californian.
Oct 12, 2007 Retired Generals Criticize Iraq Policy, Worry Over Iran
A pair of retired generals told dozens of Rancho Bernardo residents Thursday that President Bush's troop surge strategy in Iraq was failing and that they're afraid the president may be goaded into a "disastrous" new war against neighboring Iran.
Sep 6, 2007 Retired Generals, Former Congressman Speak Against Iraq Policy
Two retired generals and a former congressman called for an orderly withdrawal of troops from Iraq during the trio's tour to discuss U.S. options in that country.
Aug 14, 2007 Iraq War and Nuclear Terrorism
In a lecture and discussion organized by the College Democrats, Johns and his colleague, Lt. Gen. Robert G. Gard, both of whom served in Vietnam, voiced concerns about the Iraq war and nuclear terrorism at home.
Aug 4, 2007 Visiting Generals React to Iraq Situation
"It's much easier to go in than get out," said retired Army Brig. Gen. John Johns. "We will have a presence there for quite a while. The issue is, what kind of presence." Johns and retired Lt. Gen. Robert Gard think the war in Iraq destroyed an existing government and infrastructure that kept a lid on intense regional tribal tensions.
OPINION EDITORIALS
Jun 30, 2008 These Generals are Real Heroes
This spring, the New York Times exposed a six-year-long Bush administration propaganda campaign using retired military officers to disseminate pro-Iraq war messages to the American public. In this op-ed published in the Asheville Citizen-Times on June 27, Outreach Coordinator Ashley Hoffman explains how the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is fighting back against the administration's spin through its own Military Outreach Program. More »
May 12, 2008 Nuclear Terrorism is a Likely Event
In this opinion editorial published in the Knoxville News Sentinel, Senior Military Fellow Lt. Gen. Robert Gard argues that our government is not taking the necessary steps to prevent nuclear terrorism, even though it is one of the gravest threats to U.S. security. "It is incredible that our government is failing to accord the highest priority to taking the actions necessary to prevent terrorists from carrying out their threat to detonate a nuclear weapon on the territory of the United States, which would forever change our way of life," writes Gard.
Nov 5, 2007 Bush Administration Should Halt Nuclear Development
"Developing new nuclear weapons undermines our diplomatic leadership in stemming the spread of nuclear weapons by undermining our Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty commitments," writes General Gard and other Center experts in this op-ed published by the UCSD Guardian.
Nov 12, 2007 War Comes at a Big Cost to Americans
Gen. John Johns writes about the cost of the Iraq war and the future of the armed forces in this op-ed for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
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