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  1. George Lee Butler (born June 17, 1939), sometimes known as Lee Butler, is an American retired military officer. He was commander in chief, United States Strategic Command, and the last commander of Strategic Air Command. Following his retirement from the military he became active in the nuclear disarmament movement, calling for the outright ...

  2. General George Lee Butler is commander in chief, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The command has responsibility for all U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy strategic nuclear forces supporting the national security objective of strategic deterrence.

  3. May 27, 2015 · Ex-Chief of Nuclear Forces General Lee Butler Still Dismayed by Deterrence Theory and Missiles on Hair-Trigger Alert. By Robert Kazel | May 27, 2015. After the Cold War ended in the early 1990s, the danger of nuclear weapons faded as a source of anxiety for some Americans.

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  5. May 27, 2016 · But for 76-year-old retired Air Force Gen. George Lee Butler, a country boy from rural Mississippi who once had his finger on the trigger for thousands of nuclear warheads more powerful than...

  6. Oct 31, 2015 · Book Details. An Insider’s Gripping Account Of The Reshaping Of America’s Nuclear Arsenal Following The Cold War. Join Lee Butler on his profound intellectual journey from Army brat to 4-star general commanding U.S. strategic nuclear forces to advocate of the elimination of nuclear weapons worldwide.

  7. Jan 8, 1997 · Three years ago, the hand of Gen. George Lee Butler of the Air Force was in that steel gauntlet. Today, he leads a new movement to bury the cold war and to slash world nuclear arsenals...

  8. George Lee Butler, Heinz Awardee speech, 2002 Heinz Awards presentation, Folger Theatre. Retired general who helped reduce the nation’s arsenal of nuclear weapons.

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