Christopher J. Bright is a Professorial Lecturer at Elliott School of International Affairs. Colleagues describe him as "I have been using Mr. Bright's academic works on the history of Cold War era air defense, specifically the NIKE missile system defending the Washington DC area, for over 20 years. I find him to be a never-ending source of knowledge, and he was an inspiration to me when I was in college as I thought about where I wanted my life to go. I am now a published historian."