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Abstract

It’s getting complicated. Will there be a cascade of countries with nuclear weapons if the U.S. furls its nuclear umbrella? Did COVID-19 demonstrate that the U.S. is vulnerable to a malicious bio attack? Will cyber plus artificial intelligence seriously compromise U.S. military lethality? Can the U.S. military thwart China without an incredibly destructive all-out conventional war? Can the U.S. deter with conventional force if nobody believes we will use it? Will seemingly inexorable climate change spawn violent threats to U.S. national security? With Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and many other countries banding together, should we expect that all future war is world war? It’s time for real strategic thinking tethered to reality, questioning assumptions and reconsidering priorities.

About the Speaker

Dr. Craig I. Fields received his B.S. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. from the Rockefeller University. He served on the faculty of Harvard University; he was the director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); and he was the chairman and chief executive officer of the Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC). He was a member of the Defense Science Board, joining the board in 1993 and serving as chairman of the board for 15 years thereafter. Dr. Fields is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Dr. Fields is a member of the Secretary of the Air Force Advisory Group.

In 1988, Dr. Fields was awarded the President’s Distinguished Executive Rank Award for outstanding service, and in 1990 the President’s Meritorious Executive Rank Award. In 2001 and again in 2017 (with Bronze Palm), Dr. Fields was awarded the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service. In 2005, Dr. Fields received the Department of Defense Eugene G. Fubini Award for contributions to national security. Dr. Fields was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1992, Dr. Fields received the IEEE Award for Distinguished Contributions to Public Service. Formerly, Dr. Fields was a member of the Council on Competitiveness and was a principal of the Council for Excellence in Government.

Formerly, Dr. Fields was a founding director of Perot Systems, an information technology services company, and a founding director of Network Solutions, Inc., an internet technology company. Dr. Fields was formerly the senior technology adviser to the BBC.

Dr. Fields was on the advisory board of the Economic Strategy Institute, and was on the advisory board of United Technologies. Dr. Fields was a member of the visiting committee of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Dr. Fields formerly served on the United States Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure and on the Science and Technology Advisory Panel (STAP) supporting the director of central intelligence. Dr. Fields was an adviser to the Raytheon Corporation.

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