“During the last years of active military service, it became clear to me that we had lost all sense of proportion regarding the theory and practice of nuclear deterrence. Ultimately what mattered was how I chose to respond to my dismay. Finally, I simply answered the voice of my conscience. That’s where my religious beliefs intersected most strongly with my sense of professional obligation.”
Gen. George Lee Butler was head of U.S. Strategic Command, the military structure that managed the nation’s nuclear arsenal, from 1991 to 1994. Butler was interviewed on September 1, 1998, by David Cortright, former director of the peace organization SANE and currently president of the Fourth Freedom Forum, a private foundation based in Goshen, Indiana. — The Editors
David Cortright, Gen. George Lee Butler “An Unexpected Calling” Sojourners. Jan 1999
David Cortright 
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