Franklin Miller

Senior Adviser (Non-resident), International Security Program
Franklin Miller

Frank Miller served from January 2001 to March 2005 as a special assistant to President George W. Bush and as senior director for defense policy and arms control on the National Security Council staff. At the White House he was responsible for a wide range of presidential policy initiatives related to nuclear deterrence policy, strategic arms reductions, national space policy, defense trade reform, land mines, and transforming the U.S. and NATO militaries. He directed interagency support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. During his 31-year career in government, Miller has had unusual influence on the evolution of national deterrence and nuclear targeting policy, as well as on the START 1 and START 2 treaties, and he was instrumental in forging important new relationships with the British. He was deeply involved in improving U.S. capabilities to address biological and chemical weapons threats; in enhancing defense relations with Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan; in building the basis for U.S. and NATO strategic and tactical missile defense programs; in national reconnaissance and space policy; and in submarine operations policy. He has also served as the chair of NATO’s nuclear policy committee and of NATO’s counterproliferation policy committee.

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Project Atom 2023

How can the United States deter two peer competitors? To assist U.S. policy makers in addressing this question, the Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) invited a group of experts to develop competing strategies for deterring Russia and China through 2035.

Report by Heather Williams Kelsey Hartigan Lachlan MacKenzie Robert Soofer Tom Karako Oriana Skylar Mastro Franklin Miller Leonor Tomero and Jon Wolfsthal — September 29, 2023

Ironclad: Forging a New Future for America’s Alliances

With the global U.S. alliance network being called into question, Ironclad assembles an array of academics, practitioners, and experts to examine the current state of U.S. alliances and the trajectory of the U.S. alliance system over the next decade.

Book by Michael J. Green Jon B. Alterman Franklin Miller Heather A. Conley Sue Mi Terry Amy Searight and Patrick Gerard Buchan — October 18, 2019

Reliving History: A Retrospective on Trident

The Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) is pleased to host this exclusive panel discussion recounting the formation of the seminal UK Trident Program, featuring four former U.S. and UK national security policymakers present for its negotiation.

Event — November 4, 2015

Credible Maritime Partners in the 21st Century

Please join us for a discussion on the UK's approach to maritime security in the current global security environment. 
Please join us for a discussion on the UK's approach to maritime security in the current global security environment. Admiral Zambellas will address how the Royal Navy will maintain the capabilities to remain a relevant and dependable maritime partner to the U.S. Navy and other allies into the future.

Event — July 30, 2014