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A Ph.D. in nuclear engineering, Chancellor Carnesale has not only authored numerous books and articles on defense issues, but he has also consulted with corporations and advised several presidential administrations. He helped negotiate the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty with Russia (1972) and now serves on the UC President's Council on the National Laboratories.

The following are a few key passages from his Rethinking National Security lecture delivered February 28, 2002 :

“…Curbing the spread of weapons of mass destruction is a difficult challenge, but surely it is less difficult than dealing with an increasing number of nations and organizations armed with weapons of mass destruction…”

“…We should de-emphasize weapons of mass destruction in our rhetoric and in our military planning…”

“…We deplore other countries' acquisition of weapons of mass destruction, but it is worth noting that the United States has about 6,000 deployed nuclear warheads…”

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