Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan, Deputy Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas A. Shannon will brief the press on the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review at 2:30 p.m. EDT, on Friday, Feb. 2, in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2E973).
After the secretary's remarks, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy John C. Rood, Acting Assistant Secretary of State Anita E. Friedt and Acting Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and National Nuclear Security Administration Administrator Steve Erhart will conduct a question and answer session.
Journalists without a Pentagon building pass must contact 703-697-5131 no later than 12 p.m. EST on Feb. 2. Journalists will be escorted from the River Entrance Pedestrian Bridge or Pentagon Metro Visitors Entrance only. Please arrive no later than 45 minutes before the briefing; journalists must have proof of affiliation and photo identification. Upon arrival, please call 703-697-5131 for escort into the building.