Dean WILKENING
Dean Wilkening director of the Science Program at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation since 1995. After receiving his Ph.D. in physics from Harvard University in 1982, he spent two years studying defense policy on a Ford Foundation fellowship at the Center for Science and International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. In 1983 he joined the staff of the RAND Corporation, where he held several management positions as a senior researcher in the Engineering and Applied Sciences and International Policy departments. In addition, from 1985-1994 Dr. Wilkening taught courses on nuclear weapons policy at the University of California, Los Angeles. His major research interests include nuclear strategy, ballistic missile defense, chemical and biological weapons proliferation, and arms control. His most recent work involves an analysis of national and theater ballistic missile defense, in particular, answering the question "How much is enough?" His most recent publications include last year’s Adelphi paper, “Ballistic-Missile Defence and Strategic Stability,” and an upcoming analysis of boost phase missile defense options.
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