Former United States Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter is reportedly President Barack Obama's choice to replace Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense, though the White House will not announce the decision until the vetting process is complete.
Carter has never served in the military, but has a long history with the PentagonThe New York Times reported Carter's forthcoming selection, citing anonymous senior administration officials.
He was a key arms control figure within the Department of Defense in 1994, according to The Times, when North Korea closed its nuclear facilities to outside inspectors and began to develop nuclear weapons. Carter has a doctorate in theoretical physics, and later specialized in management of nuclear weapons as a professor at Harvard Read more...
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