Preble Hall

Reflections on the Cold War from North Korea to the Strategic Defense Initiative, with VADM Bob Monroe, USN (Ret)

Episode Summary

Vice Admiral Robert Monroe, USN (Ret), U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1950, reflects on the Cold War from North Korea to the Strategic Defense Initiative. From 1977 until 1980 Vice Admiral Monroe was Director of the Defense Nuclear Agency, responsible for many of DOD's nuclear weapons activities, including stockpile management, safety, security, and survivability.

Episode Notes

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A History of the Navy in 100 Objects from the USNA Museum

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Host:  Claude Berube, PhD, Director, US Naval Academy Museum

Date recorded: 8 March 2021