Winslow Wheeler

Center for Defense Information

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Director of the Straus Military Reform Project at the Center for Defense Information, a non-profit security-related research group; former National Security advisor to both Republican and Democratic members of the US Senate (1971-2002); author of Wastrels of Defense: How Congress Sabotages US Security, Military Reform: A Reference Handbook and Americas Defense Meltdown: Pentagon Reform for President Obama and the New Congress; editor of The Pentagon Labyrinth: 10 Short Essays to Help You Through It

Winslow Wheeler on KCRW

President Obama today outlined the results of his national security review, calling for leaner forces to meet new threats in the 21st Century.

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