steury from the cia and we'll have a historical panel and then there will be time for q&a afterwards. don is a historian currently working in the national declassification center. so you want to get that feel of having multiple folks with us at the national archives. he was a soviet military analyst, he worked on the history staff from 1992 to 2007, he's written widely on intelligence history in world war ii and the cold war and publications include documentary histories on the front lines of the world war 1946 to 1961. intentions and capabilities, estimates on soviet strategic forces. he's taught at the university of southern california and the george washington university. he presently teaches at the university of maryland university college. he also serves as the -- i should have looked that the before i started. i think my german wife would kill me if i butcher this. a museum in berlin. i don't want to have a problem with our german guests. he has a doctorate from the university of california irvine and it is my pleasure to introduce don steury. [ applause ] >> thank you, neil. it is