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US Nuclear Strategy with UMBC alum LTC Bradley Waite

hosted by the Department of Political Science

Location

Online

Date & Time

March 9, 2021, 4:30 pm6:00 pm

Description

Join us virtually on Thursday, March 9th at 4:30 pm for a guest lecture by UMBC alum, Lieutenant Colonel Bradley Waite.  

US Nuclear Strategy:  
Escalation, Proliferation, Counter-Proliferation, and Policy


Lieutenant Colonel Bradley Waite grew up as the son of an Army officer throughout the continental United States and Europe. He entered the United States Army as a graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and The Johns Hopkins University ROTC program in 1999. As an Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer, he has held positions in nuclear weapons fields related to disablement, targeting, counterproliferation and consequence management since late 2006. His assignments include various bases across the continental United States, Korea, Germany, Hawaii and three combat deployments, the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and operations in Afghanistan from 2010-2011, and 2013. Additionally, he directly supported efforts for the elimination of the Syrian regime's chemical weapons stockpile in early 2014 and deployed to West Africa in late 2014 in support of US efforts to halt the outbreak of Ebola. He holds a Master's Degree in International Relations and National Security Policy from Troy University and is currently a resident student of the US Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA.

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This event is free and open to the public, and will be recorded. Following the event, the recording will be available with closed captioning on CS3's YouTube channel.