Albert Wohlstetter

Albert Wohlstetter
Wohlstetter in 1985
Born(1913-12-19)December 19, 1913
DiedJanuary 10, 1997(1997-01-10) (aged 83)
Alma materCity College of New York
Columbia University
Occupations
Known forThe Delicate Balance of Terror[1]
SpouseRoberta Wohlstetter (née Morgan)
ChildrenJoan Wohlstetter-Hall

Albert James Wohlstetter (December 19, 1913 – January 10, 1997) was an American political scientist noted for his influence on U.S. nuclear strategy during the Cold War. He and his wife Roberta Wohlstetter, an accomplished historian and intelligence expert, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Ronald Reagan on November 7, 1985.