Tag: Ashton B. Carter,

• Monday, February 15th 2016 - 07:06 UTC

  US presses UK on renewing its Trident nuclear submarine fleet

  

  Britain must renew its submarine-borne While most lawmakers in Cameron's party support keeping nuclear weapons, Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn, is holding a review of the party's policy. if it is to maintain its “outsized” role in world affairs, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in comments published in Washington.

• Saturday, December 6th 2014 - 04:36 UTC

  Obama makes official nomination of Ashton Carter as Pentagon chief

  

  President Barack Obama on Friday named Ashton Carter, a highly regarded technocrat, to lead the Pentagon as the US military embarks on the latest phase in its 13-year war against Islamic extremists.

• Tuesday, November 25th 2014 - 07:40 UTC

  Two hard-core Pentagon former officials candidates for US Secretary of Defense

  

  President Barack Obama is considering two former Defense Department officials as successors to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, administration officials said on Monday. Both are seasoned national security professionals whose credibility among members of both parties and Defense Department experience would be considered assets in managing the threat from the Islamic State, budget cuts and other challenges.