Honorable George Schultz, Former Secretary of State; Honorable Sam Nunn, Former U.S. Senator, Georgia, Democrat
Letter to Senate Foreign Relations Committee
George Schultz was secretary of state from 1982 to 1989. He has also served as secretary of the treasury and secretary of labor. Sam Nunn was a U.S. senator from 1972 to 1997 and chaired the Senate Armed Services Committee from 1987 to 1995. The following is excerpted from a July 14, 2010, letter to Senator John F. Kerry (MA-D), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. The potential use of nuclear weapons is one of the gravest dangers the world faces. Working with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and former Secretary of Defense Bill Perry, we…