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Ashton Carter Reported to Be Nominated as Defense Secretary

President Obama reportedly will name the first Defense Secretary to come of age after the Vietnam War. Aston Carter is 60, a physicist, historian and former Rhodes Scholar who will replace former Nebraska Senator, Chuck Hagel. Yochi Dreazen is managing editor for news at Foreign Policy magazine.

By Warren Olney • Dec 2, 2014 • 1 min read

President Obama reportedly will name the first Defense Secretary to come of age after the Vietnam War. Aston Carter is 60, a physicist, historian and former Rhodes Scholar who will replace former Nebraska Senator, Chuck Hagel. Yochi Dreazen is managing editor for news at Foreign Policy magazine.

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Jenny Hamel
KCRW
Claire Martin
Producer, To the Point/Which Way LA?
Evan George
Director of Content, News
Yochi Dreazen
Foreign editor for Vox

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Ashton Carter Reported to Be Nominated as Defense Secretary

President Obama reportedly will name the first Defense Secretary to come of age after the Vietnam War. Aston Carter is 60, a physicist, historian and former Rhodes Scholar who will replace former Nebraska Senator, Chuck Hagel. Yochi Dreazen is managing editor for news at Foreign Policy magazine.

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Ashton Carter Reported to Be Nominated as Defense Secretary

President Obama reportedly will name the first Defense Secretary to come of age after the Vietnam War. Aston Carter is 60, a physicist, historian and former Rhodes Scholar who will replace former Nebraska Senator, Chuck Hagel. Yochi Dreazen is managing editor for news at Foreign Policy magazine.

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