The book is by former Defense Secretary William Perry and his top arms control aide, Ashton Carter, and is called "Preventive Defense."

Ashton Carter (former member) - Ford Foundation Professor of Science and International Affairs.

In May 2011, the Pentagon's top weapons buyer Ashton Carter said that its new $133 million unit price was not affordable.

The success of the JET led Ashton Carter calling for more such teams for other poorly performing projects.

Samuel Huntington, Ashton Carter, and Joseph Nye were all on his dissertation committee, of which Nye was the Chair.

Ashton Carter, a former assistant secretary of defense, notes that a standard preventive approach in the military is to assign a "red team" to come up with methods of attack, and a "blue team" to design countermeasures.

Ashton Carter (On leave)

"The mess is getting messier," noted Ashton Carter, a former senior Pentagon official who wrestled with North Korea.

Ashton Carter, Class of 1972, Deputy Secretary of Defense.

From 1993-95, Mackay served as military assistant to then-Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy, Ashton Carter.