 However, this idea was not very popular with many generals, which led to the formulation of the Strategic Concepts Development Center (SCDC).The Secretary of State at the time, Caspar Weinberger, brought in Phillip A. Karber as the founding director, asking him to bring in the best and brightest strategists that were not ideological and represented a broad range of bipartisan views.This whole operation had to be done with the utmost confidentiality, making it that much harder.