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DESCRIPTION:APL Colloquium: Time for Real Strategic Thinking for U.S. Defen
se\nSpeaker: Dr. Craig I. Fields\nMonday\, April 28 | 3–4 p.m. | Kossiak
off Auditorium\n\nAbstract\nIt’s getting complicated. Will there be a ca
scade of countries with nuclear weapons if the United States furled its nu
clear umbrella? Did COVID-19 demonstrate that the U.S. is vulnerable to a
malicious bioattack? Will cyber capabilities combined with artificial inte
lligence seriously compromise U.S. military lethality? Can the U.S. milita
ry deter China without triggering an incredibly destructive conventional w
ar? Can deterrence rely on conventional force if adversaries don’t belie
ve we will use it? Will accelerating climate change generate new violent t
hreats to national security?\n\nWith nations like Russia\, China\, Iran\,
and North Korea forging new partnerships\, should we prepare for future co
nflicts on a global scale? Dr. Craig Fields argues that it’s time for a
fundamental shift in strategic thinking—one grounded in reality\, skepti
cism of long-held assumptions\, and a reassessment of national defense pri
orities.\n\nAbout the Speaker\nDr. Craig I. Fields is a widely respected l
eader in science\, technology\, and national security. A former director o
f the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)\, Dr. Fields has a
lso served as chairman and CEO of the Microelectronics and Computer Techno
logy Corporation (MCC)\, and as a longtime member and former chairman of t
he Defense Science Board.\n\nHe is a member of the National Academy of Eng
ineering and the Council on Foreign Relations\, and has advised organizati
ons ranging from the Secretary of the Air Force Advisory Group to the Cent
ral Intelligence Agency. Dr. Fields has held academic positions at Harvard
and has been recognized with numerous awards for distinguished public ser
vice\, including the President’s Distinguished and Meritorious Executive
Rank Awards\, the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Se
rvice\, and the IEEE Award for Distinguished Contributions to Public Servi
ce.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:APL Colloquium: Time for Real Strategic Thinking for
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\n\n\n\nAPL Colloquium: Time for Re
al Strategic Thinking for U.S. Defense\n\n
Speaker:
Dr. Craig I. Fields\n\n
Monday\, April 28 | 3–4
p.m. | Kossiakoff Auditorium\n
\n\nAbstract\n\n
It’s getting complicated. Will there be a cascade
of countries with nuclear weapons if the United States furled its nuclear
umbrella? Did COVID-19 demonstrate that the U.S. is vulnerable to a malic
ious bioattack? Will cyber capabilities combined with artificial intellige
nce seriously compromise U.S. military lethality? Can the U.S. military de
ter China without triggering an incredibly destructive conventional war? C
an deterrence rely on conventional force if adversaries don’t believe we
will use it? Will accelerating climate change generate new violent threat
s to national security?
\n\nWith nations like Ru
ssia\, China\, Iran\, and North Korea forging new partnerships\, should we
prepare for future conflicts on a global scale? Dr. Craig Fields argues t
hat it’s time for a fundamental shift in strategic thinking—one ground
ed in reality\, skepticism of long-held assumptions\, and a reassessment o
f national defense priorities.
\n\nAbout the Spe
aker\n\n
Dr. Craig I. Fields is a widely respected
leader in science\, technology\, and national security. A former director
of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)\, Dr. Fields has
also served as chairman and CEO of the Microelectronics and Computer Techn
ology Corporation (MCC)\, and as a longtime member and former chairman of
the Defense Science Board.
\n\nHe is a member of
the National Academy of Engineering and the Council on Foreign Relations\
, and has advised organizations ranging from the Secretary of the Air Forc
e Advisory Group to the Central Intelligence Agency. Dr. Fields has held a
cademic positions at Harvard and has been recognized with numerous awards
for distinguished public service\, including the President’s Distinguish
ed and Meritorious Executive Rank Awards\, the Department of Defense Medal
for Distinguished Public Service\, and the IEEE Award for Distinguished C
ontributions to Public Service.
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