The 2023 Report of the Strategic Posture Commission

Abstract: The Commission was chartered by the Congress "to conduct a review of the strategic posture of the United States, including a strategic threat assessment and a detailed review of nuclear weapons policy, strategy, and force structure and factors affecting the strategic stability of near-peer competitors of the United States." Madelyn Creedon and Jon Kyl led the bipartisan group to a consensus report, which will be publicly released October 12. Ms. Creedon has offered to provide a same-day discussion of the results for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Bio: Madelyn Creedon is a Research Professor of International Affairs and Chair of the Nuclear Security Working Group at the George Washington University. She served most recently as Principal Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) from 2014 to 2017. She served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs from 2011 to 2014, overseeing policy for missile defense, nuclear security, cybersecurity, and space. Madelyn served as counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services for many years, beginning in 1990. She also served as Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs at the NNSA, Associate Deputy Secretary of Energy, and General Counsel for the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. She started her career as a trial attorney at the Department of Energy. Following retirement from Federal Service in 2017, Madelyn established Green Marble Group, LLC, a consulting company, and currently serves on a number of advisory boards related to national security. She recently completed a fellowship at the United States Study Center at the University of Sydney and is currently a non-resident senior at The Brookings Institution. She holds a J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law, and a B.A. from the University of Evansville.