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Robert M. Gates served as secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011. He also served as an officer in the United States Air Force and worked for the Central Intelligence Agency before being appointed director of the agency by President George H. W. Bush. He was a member of the National Security Council staff in four administrations and served eight presidents of both political parties. Additionally, Gates has a continuing distinguished record in the private sector and in academia, including current…

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By Condoleezza Rice, Robert M Gates
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171 Sixteen years after the end of the Cold War, the transatlantic community and Russia are not adversaries. Indeed, on a number of issues, we are partners. We both face a number of common challenges, among the most threatening is the possibility that a dangerous state will use ballistic missiles, tipped with nuclear or other weapons of mass destruction, to hold our societies hostage – or worse. Make no mistake: This is a real challenge.
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Opinion | The U.S. Can Rise to the Chinese Challenge

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By Robert M Gates
| The Wall Street Journal Verified
Newsletter Sign-up Morning Editorial Report All the day's Opinion headlines. America faces a much tougher, multidimensional adversary in China. Its extensive trade relationships, cyber prowess, advanced science and technology, skill and scale in communicating to the global south, and its Belt and Road Initiative and Digital Silk Road all make it a far more formidable adversary than the Soviet Union.
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9/25/24 National Security News and Commentary

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By Monte Erfourth, Robert M Gates, Daniel Mattingly, David DiMolfetta Verified
| Constant Contact
Quotes of the Day: "Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its enemies." – Robert F. Kennedy “To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often.” – Winston Churchill “The most difficult thing is the decision to act. The rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life and the procedure. The process is its own reward.” – Amelia Earhart 1.
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