Dr. Bruce Bennett is a senior defense researcher at the RAND Corporation. He is an expert in Northeast Asian security issues, having visited the region over 130 times. He researches North Korean military threats, future ROK military force requirements, ROK nuclear assurance, Korean unification, the Korean military balance, and potential Chinese military intervention in North Korea. Dr. Bennett specializes in “asymmetric threats,” such as nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction, and how to counter those threats with new strategies, operational concepts, and technologies. He is also a professor at the RAND School of Public Policy, teaching courses in “Understanding Nuclear Forces” and “Wargaming Nuclear Weapon Employment.” Dr. Bennett received his B.S. in Economics from the California Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. in Policy Analysis from the RAND School of Public Policy.