Addressing a New Generation of Threats from Weapons of Mass Destruction
Addressing a New Generation of Threats from Weapons of Mass Destruction

Author: United States House of Representatives

Publisher:

Published: 2019-09-07

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 9781691305810

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Addressing a new generation of threats from weapons of mass destruction: Department of Energy nonproliferation programs and the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program: hearing before the full committee of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, hearing held July 15, 2009.

Addressing a New Generation of Threats from Weapons of Mass Destruction
Addressing a New Generation of Threats from Weapons of Mass Destruction

Author: United States Congress

Publisher:

Published: 2018-01-04

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 9781983503375

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Addressing a new generation of threats from weapons of mass destruction: Department of Energy nonproliferation programs and the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program: hearing before the full committee of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, hearing held July 15, 2009.

Are We Prepared? Four WMD Crises That Could Transform U.S. Security
Are We Prepared? Four WMD Crises That Could Transform U.S. Security

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Publisher: Smashbooks

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13:

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Since its inception in 1994, the Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD Center) has been at the forefront of research on the implications of weapons of mass destruction for U.S. security. Originally focusing on threats to the military, the WMD Center now also applies its expertise and body of research to the challenges of homeland security. The center's mandate includes research, education, and outreach. Research focuses on understanding the security challenges posed by WMD and on fashioning effective responses thereto. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has designated the center as the focal point for WMD education in the joint professional military education system. Education programs, including its courses on combating WMD and consequence management, enhance awareness in the next generation of military and civilian leaders of the WMD threat as it relates to defense and homeland security policy, programs, technology, and operations. As a part of its broad outreach efforts, the WMD Center hosts annual symposia on key issues bringing together leaders and experts from the government and private sectors.

Terrorist Organizations and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Terrorist Organizations and Weapons of Mass Destruction

Author: Alethia H. Cook

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2017-09-25

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 1442276630

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Weapons of Mass Destruction are diverse and pose unique challenges to governments attempting to keep them out of the wrong hands and preparing to respond to an attack. This text analyzes Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) weapons and terrorist groups with a known interest in them. It presents accessible information about the technical challenges posed by each type of weapon, assesses the threats, and reviews the US governmental responses. It provides structured CBRN case studies and allows for easy comparison of threats, challenges, and responses. The text combines weapons and policy information in one comprehensive and comparative resource for researchers and students interested in key issues in modern terrorism and international security.

Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction
Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction

Author: Nathan E. Busch

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 419

ISBN-13: 0820332216

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The spread of weapons of mass destruction poses one of the greatest threats to international peace and security in modern times--the specter of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons looms over relations among many countries. The September 11 tragedy and other terrorist attacks have been painful warnings about gaps in nonproliferation policies and regimes, specifically with regard to nonstate actors. In this volume, experts in nonproliferation studies examine challenges faced by the international community and propose directions for national and international policy making and lawmaking. The first group of essays outlines the primary threats posed by WMD proliferation and terrorism. Essays in the second section analyze existing treaties and other normative regimes, including the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Chemical Weapons and Biological Weapons Conventions, and recommend ways to address the challenges to their effectiveness. Essays in part three examine the shift some states have made away from nonproliferation treaties and regimes toward more forceful and proactive policies of counterproliferation, such as the Proliferation Security Initiative, which coordinates efforts to search and seize suspect shipments of WMD-related materials.

Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction

Author: Albert J. Mauroni

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2016-10-12

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1442273313

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The Cold War phrase “weapons of mass destruction” continues to be used despite significant changes in international political cultures, military concepts of operation, and technology advances. Today, the term “weapons of mass destruction” (WMD) is used to address many things, from grams of ricin and barrels of industrial chemicals to megaton nuclear weapons. As a direct result of the decision to refer to all nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) weapons as well as biological, chemical and radiological (CBR) hazards as “WMD,” we have lost the ability to accurately develop, assess, and discuss policy concerns relating to the contemporary use of unconventional weapons on the battlefield and within the homeland. This book uses a public policy framework to examine how the U.S. government, and in particular the U.S. military, should address the potential use of unconventional weapons in the 21st century. It defines the problem, identifies the policy actors and reviews policy options. It discusses past policy efforts before offering a critical review of current strategies and how WMD issues are integrated into the current military Joint Operating Concepts (deterrence, cooperative security, major combat operations, irregular warfare, stability, and homeland security), and proposes new national framework for countering WMD. The aim is to answer such questions as what does counterproliferation mean and whether the U.S. government is adequately prepared to protect U.S. citizens and its armed forces from adversaries developing unconventional weapons.