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Robert Gard

Robert Gard
Lt. Gen. Robert G. Gard, Jr., (ret.) is chairman of the board of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.
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Lawmakers Should Listen to the Budget Hawks, Not the Defense Hawks

There are plenty of ways the Pentagon could spend its money more efficiently.

  • Robert Gard and Angela Canterbury
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The Wrong Move: Adding Nuclear Weapons to the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Despite the wishes of two key Congressmen, more nuclear weapons in Eastern Europe is a bad idea.

  • Robert Gard and Greg Terryn
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Washington’s Window To Reform War Funding Just Opened

New leaders in Congress and the Pentagon should fix how the US funds warfare, not continue budgetary tricks. By Robert Gard

  • Robert Gard
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The One Thing the U.S. Can't Train the Iraqi Army To Do

The U.S. has trained the Iraqi military for years. But there’s one thing you can’t teach an army to do. By Lt. Gen. Robert Gard

  • Robert Gard