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William J. Perry

William J. Perry

William J. Perry served as the 19th US secretary of defense. He founded the William J. Perry Project to engage and educate the public on the dangers of nuclear weapons in the 21st century. Perry is the Michael and Barbara Berberian professor (emeritus) at Stanford University. (Author photograph by Minish Bacrania) icon

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Virtual Roundtable on Presidential First Use of Nuclear Weapons

By Jim McGovern, William J. Perry, Bruce G. Blair, Rosa Brooks, Kennette Benedict, John Burroughs, Bruce Ackerman, Zia Mian, Hugh Gusterson, & Sissela Bok

Is it legal? Is it constitutional? Is it just?

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