Lt. Col. (Ret.) James Zumwalt Lt. Col. James Zumwalt is a retired Marine infantry officer who served in the Vietnam War, the 1989 intervention into Panama and Desert Storm. He is a senior analyst for Ravenna Associates and heads a security consulting firm named after his father: Admiral Zumwalt & Consultants, Inc.
The paper tiger scenario is even scarier with a leader accessible to nuclear weapons.