Stephen Anthony Cambone[1] (born June 22, 1952) was the first United States Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, a post created in March 2003.

[4] Cambone was associated with the Project for the New American Century, participating in the study which resulted in the writing of the report Rebuilding America's Defenses.

[10] Cambone was the Staff Director for the commission to Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization from July 2000 to January 2001.

[10] In January 2001, as George W. Bush prepared to take office, Cambone served on a panel for nuclear weapons issues sponsored by the National Institute for Public Policy, a conservative think tank.

This panel advocated using tactical nuclear weapons as a standard part of the United States defense arsenal.