William Perry, the Secretary of Defense during the Clinton Administration and adviser to other presidents, answered questions about nuclear authority, protocol, and yes, the "football." ...

INSKEEP: William Perry is 90 years old. He was a top Pentagon official during the Cold War in the 1960s and '70s and then defense secretary in the '90s under President Bill Clinton.

Former Defense Secretary William Perry on Thursday accused President Donald Trump of politicizing the armed forces and criticized his threats to deploy the military against American citizens ...

In this interview, former Defense Secretary William Perry – chair of the Bulletin’s Board of Sponsors and an emeritus director of the Nuclear Threat Initiative – explains why he believes that public ...

William Perry in Palo Alto, California. (Department of Defense via Reuters / Glenn Fawcett) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional promotional ...

Lawmakers rip into defense secretary over flat Pentagon budget. USAF slashes F-35 buy, boosts next-gen fighter in unconventional 2026 budget proposal. Uncrewed battle groups?

Monterey >> The United States and Russia are closer to a nuclear exchange than at any time since the Cold War, warned former Defense Secretary William Perry recently at the James Martin Center for ...

Former Secretary of Defense William J. Perry advocated moving toward a world without nuclear weapons during a speech at the Institute of Politics yesterday. According to Perry, who is now a ...

WASHINGTON - JULY 18: Former U.S. Secretary of Defense William Perry testifies during a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill July 18, 2007 in Washington, DC.

Jerry Brown, we heard former Secretary of Defense William Perry and Tom Collina say that there’s a Renaissance going on with nuclear weapons. You've indicated you think the same thing. How much does ...

As world governments reassess their policies towards dealing with the Islamic State after the Paris attacks, we’ll talk with former U.S. Secretary of Defense, William Perry. He’s advised U.S ...

Reserve your space for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ 2017 Annual Dinner and Meeting on November 6th at the University Club of Chicago!OPENING ...