Warnke, Paul Culliton

Warnke, Paul Culliton
▪ 2002

      American lawyer and government figure (b. Jan. 31, 1920, Webster, Mass.—d. Oct. 31, 2001, Washington, D.C.), while serving as assistant defense secretary for international security affairs—the Pentagon's third highest position—under Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson, became the highest-ranking official in the department to question U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War publicly. He later served under Pres. Jimmy Carter as head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and as the chief negotiator with the Soviets in talks that resulted in the second Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT II), which both sides signed and adhered to, though it was never ratified by the U.S. Congress.

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  • Paul Warnke — Paul Culliton Warnke (January 31, 1920 ndash;October 31,2001) was a United States diplomat.He was born in Webster, Massachusetts but spent most of his childhood in Marlborough, Massachusetts, where his father managed a shoe factory. He attended… …   Wikipedia

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