For more than two decades, I worked to strengthen military and diplomatic ties with China, alongside scores of other U.S. and allied officials, all of us sincere in our belief that China could be encouraged to join the principled, inclusive network that has served as the backbone of regional security since the end of World War II - and thus the Asian miracle. It is easy for me to imagine having used my time as Secretary of Defense to solidify those ties and bring China into closer partnership with the United States and the other participants in the network. 

This report of the International Security Advisory Board (ISAB) offers nineteen recommendations for discouraging a cascade of nuclear weapons states.

Failure to develop a comprehensive contingency plan, such as the one proposed here, and inform the American public, where appropriate, about its particulars will only serve to amplify the devastating impact of any nuclear attack on a U.S. city

Dr. Ashton B. Carter testifies before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

A paper by the National Security Advisory Group

Dr. Ashton B. Carter testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Ashton B. Carter and William J. Perry remember the 1994 North Korean nuclear crisis in this New York Times op-ed.

Carter & Perry call for determination and patience in responding to the North Koreans' recent revelation of their nuclear program.