{"id":15781,"date":"2018-03-28T17:56:19","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T17:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/28\/trump-pentagon-pick-literally-wrote-the-book-on-missile-defense\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:32:11","slug":"trump-pentagon-pick-literally-wrote-the-book-on-missile-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2018\/03\/28\/trump-pentagon-pick-literally-wrote-the-book-on-missile-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Pentagon pick literally wrote the book on missile defense"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. President Donald Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2017\/07\/18\/us-senate-confirms-shanahan-but-democrats-still-slowing-trump-picks\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">tapped<\/a> a new assistant secretary of defense for strategy, plans and capabilities \u2014 Marine Corps University\u2019s James Anderson <span class=\"js-paste-start-7GRYSAHWQBACLEJJXCJFB5JQIU\">\u2014 <span class=\"js-paste-end-7GRYSAHWQBACLEJJXCJFB5JQIU\">the White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-appoint-personnel-key-administration-posts-2\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a> late Wednesday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anderson, the school\u2019s vice president of academic affairs, has been outspoken in favor of America\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/03\/22\/congress-provides-33-billion-boost-for-missile-defense-in-fy18-spending-bill\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">missile defense<\/a>. He authored the 1999 book \u201cAmerica at Risk: The Citizen\u2019s Guide to Missile Defense,\u201d which details the risk of an attack from Russia, China or a \u201cthird-world\u201d power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2012, Anderson voiced skepticism in the pages of Defense News about President Barack Obama\u2019s willingness to negotiate with Iran over its nuclear program and Obama\u2019s \u201cunwillingness to credibly threaten military action.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the late 1990s, Anderson penned a number of columns raising the alarm about North Korea\u2019s missile program and advocating for swifter development of missile defenses. He was then a research fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nominees to the Pentagon job must be confirmed by the Senate. The job\u2019s portfolio includes advising the defense secretary on nuclear deterrence and missile defense policy, as well as security cooperation plans and policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anderson previously served as the director of Middle East policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and as director of the Program of Advanced Security Studies at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anderson also served as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. 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