Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States

The Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States, the 1998 origin of George W. Bush's Axis of evil, chaired by Donald H. Rumsfeld, was also known as the Rumsfeld Commission (see below).

Commission Members

 * Donald H. Rumsfeld, Chair
 * Dr. Barry M. Blechman
 * General George Lee Butler, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
 * Dr. Richard L. Garwin
 * Dr. William R. Graham
 * Dr. William Schneider, Jr.
 * General Larry D. Welch, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
 * Dr. Paul D. Wolfowitz
 * The Honorable R. James Woolsey, Jr.

Core Staff for the Commission

 * Dr. Steven A. Cambone
 * Dr. Steven A. Maaranen
 * Eric Desautels
 * David H. Dunham
 * Jason W. Roback
 * Bernard C. Victory
 * Delonnie Henry

DCI Liaison

 * Richard Haver

Source: FAS.org.

Related SourceWatch Resources

 * nuclear weapons
 * weaponization of space

Documents

 * Report of the Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States. Executive Summary. Pursuant to Public Law 201 104th Congress, July 15, 1998.
 * H.N.S.C. No. 105-45. Findings and Conclusions of the Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States. Hearing before the Committee on National Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, Hearing Held July 16, 1998.
 * The Rumsfeld Commission Report. (U.S. Senate - July 31, 1998) [Page: S9522].
 * Missile Threat and the Rumsfeld Commission Resolution. JINSA Fall 1998 Board Meeting, October 19, 1998: "WHEREAS, adherence to the ABM Treaty has and is interfering with the timely development and deployment of missile defenses; ..."

Articles & Commentary

 * Maria Ryan, "The Rumsfeld Commission: Filling in the 'Unknown Unknowns'," nthposition.com, July 2004.