Former U.S. senator Richard Lugar, who passed away on April 28 of this year, left behind an impressive legacy of nonproliferation advocacy. His educational background, military service, experience in running a family business, and political career allowed him to develop a unique perspective on the nature of the United States' role in the world. Lugar strove to realize his vision of America as a global leader in post-secondary education, technological innovation, and international security. In the Senate, Lugar developed bipartisan agendas focused on addressing the world's most pressing problems. As we confront the issues of a declining domestic nuclear industry, the emergence of Russia and China, and the spread of nuclear technologies to regions such as the Middle East, Lugar's legacy of bipar- tisanship and placing country over party deserves remembrance.
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