Background
Silano, Robert Anthony was born on September 10, 1942 in Brooklyn. Son of Ralph Henry and Charlotte Tecla (Borst) Silano.
defense analyst editor educator
Silano, Robert Anthony was born on September 10, 1942 in Brooklyn. Son of Ralph Henry and Charlotte Tecla (Borst) Silano.
Bachelor, Cathedral College, 1964; postgraduate, New School, 1965-1966; postgraduate, U. Louvain, 1971-1972; postgraduate, U. Kent, Canterbury, 1972-1974.
Teacher, Board of Cooperative Ednl. Superior vena cava syndrome, Patchogue, New York, 1964-1965;
instructor, United States Army Special Warfare School, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1967-1969;
research scientist, Human Sciences Research, Inc., Saigon, Vietnam, 1969-1971;
plans officer, Headquarters Department of the Army, Washington, 1975-1977;
Research and Development coordinator, Army Materiel Systems Analysis Agency, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland., 1977-1979;
research scientist, Mission Research Corporation, Washington, 1979-1980;
staff member, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, 1980-1981;
executive director, Council on Economics and National Security, Washington, 1982-1985;
faculty member Institute of Higher Defense Studies, National Defense U., Washington, 1986-1992;
editor Joint Force Quarterly, National Defense U., since 1992. Lecturer U. Saigon, 1969-1970, Georgetown University, Washington, 1985.
Consultant United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation, Washington, 1982, Human Science Research, Inc., Saigon, 1972.
Board of directors The Thomas More Society of America, Washington, 1984-1988. Deputy dir.of planning Commision on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, Washington, 1986. Member American Bar Association Working Group on Chemical Weapons, Washington, 1984.
Captain United States Army, 1966-1969, 75-79, 80-81. Member International Institute for Strategic Studies (London).