The Consensus for American Security Welcomes Distinguished New Members

CFAS expands its roster of experts committed to building bi-partisan consensus on key national security issues

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Consensus for American Security recently announced the addition of 11 new members including current and retired national security experts.

Dr. Janne Nolan, Director of Nuclear Security Programs at the American Security Project, said: "Last year, the efforts by the Consensus for American Security to support the ratification of the New Strategic Arms Reduction treaty (New START) showed a diligent, non-partisan commitment to advancing sensible national security policies."

The Consensus for American Security is pleased to announce the addition of the following new members:

Col. David Allwine, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Rear Adm. James Barnett, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

The Honorable Dr. Antonia Chayes, Former Under Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, Professor of Practice in International Politics and Law at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

Lt. Col. Chris Courtney, U.S. Army (Ret.), Former Chief Strategist, Joint Task Force North

Adm. Bobby Ray Inman, Former Director of the National Security Agency, Former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, Lyndon B. Johnson Centennial Chair in National Policy at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas-Austin

Mr. Clarence Juhl, Former Principal Director for European and NATO Affairs in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, President and CEO, INCONN Int.

Col. Mark "Puck" Mykleby, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), Former Special Strategic Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Dr. Alan Platt, Principal, Gibson Dunn

Dr. Christopher Preble, Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, CATO Institute

Dr. Scott Sagan, Co-director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation, Caroline S.G. Munro Professor of Political Science, and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute, Stanford University

Dr. Sarah Sewall, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Assistance, Lecturer in Public Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

To view the complete list of Consensus for American Security members, please click here.

Dr. Nolan continued: "The Consensus is moving forward, expanding its membership, and looking to the future of the nuclear security agenda. We have much to do, and we are continuing to build agreement on these vital issues as we welcome this new group of military and national security experts who will help to lead the way."      

About the Consensus for American Security: The Consensus for American Security is a non-partisan group of influential military and national security leaders who have come together to highlight growing support for a new and sustainable nuclear weapons policy. The Consensus is an initiative of the American Security Project. For more information, visit www.securityconsensus.org.

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Janne Nolan: http://www.profnetconnect.com/Janne_Nolan

SOURCE The Consensus for American Security