1999 Fletcher - Panel 6

1999 Fletcher Conference

Wednesday, November 3, 1999 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Panel 6:

Realizing True Jointness in the QDR Process and Product--
How We Do It Right

Senator Jack Reed
Dr. David S.C. Chu
Dr. Jacquelyn K. Davis
Dr. Richard H. Shultz Jr.

Summary

The 2001 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) will be a critical vehicle for reassessing the future of U.S. defense strategy.
While the 1997 QDR produced important results, the next review must be much less cautious and far more forward-looking.
Innovative strategic thought must drive the review process in order for the QDR to serve the nation's national security interests and needs.
The assumptions, analyses, and conclusions embedded in the previous QDR need to be challenged in order to produce a new QDR that is truly driven by strategy and 21st century national security requirements.

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