About the Author

KT McFarland held national security posts in the Nixon, Ford, and Reagan Administrations: as an aide to Dr. Henry Kissinger on the NSC Staff (1970-76); member of the Senate Armed Services Committee Staff (1981); Senior Speechwriter to Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and later the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (PA) and Pentagon Spokesman (1981-84). Today she is FOX News' National Security Analyst and appears regularly on FOX News and FOX Business News. She is also the national security commentator for several radio programs in major national media markets and maintains a robust speaking schedule.