Chet Nagle

A Naval Academy graduate and a Cold War carrier pilot, Chet Nagle flew in the Cuban Missile Crisis. After a stint as a navy research and development project officer, he joined International Security Affairs as a Pentagon civilian -- then came defense and intelligence work, life abroad for twelve years as an agent for the CIA, and extensive time in Iran, Oman, Bashkortostan and other interesting places.

Along the way he graduated from the Georgetown University Law School and was the founding publisher and editor of a geo-political magazine, the Journal of Defense & Diplomacy. JODD was read in over 20 countries and had a monthly circulation of 26,000.

At the close of his work in the Middle East he was awarded the Order of Oman for his help in that allied nation's victory over communist Yemen.

These days he writes, speaks, and consults to government and industry, often appearing on television and radio.

He and his art dealer wife, Dorothy, live in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia.