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U.S. Policy
White House
- [29 June 05] Bush Administration Implements WMD Commission Recommendations
Fact Sheet
- [29 June 05] President Bush Administration Actions to Implement WMD Commission Recommendations
- [29 June 05] Executive Order: Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters
- [20 June 05] U.S.-EU Declaration on Enhancing Cooperation in the Field of Non Proliferation and the Fight Against Terrorism
- [20 June 05] Joint Statement by the European Union and United States on the Joint Program of Work on the Nonproliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
- [17 June 05] Statement on Progress in Achieving the President's Nonproliferation Proposals
Office of the Press Secretary
- [2 May 05] Press Briefing by White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan
- [31 March 05] Report of the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction
Complete report from the Commission Website - 618 pages
- [7 March 05] President's Statement on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty
- [7 Feb 05] Strengthening the NPT Regime: How Should We Deal with Noncompliance with the Treaty?
Jackie Sanders, Special Representative of the President for the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- [4 Nov 04] Notice Continuation of Emergency Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction
White House Press Office
- [20 Sep 04] Statement by the Press Secretary
Libyan steps to eliminate its WMD program
- [21 July 04] President Bush Signs Project Bioshield Act of 2004
Remarks by the President at the Signing of S.15 - Project Bioshield Act of 2004
- [26 June 04] Fact Sheet: U.S.-EU Summit: Declaration on the Nonproliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
- [26 June 04] Text of U.S. - EU Declaration on the Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
- [9 June 04] G-8 Action Plan on Nonproliferation
- [28 April 04] BioDefense Fact Sheet
President Bush signs Biodefense for the 21st Century
- [14 Feb 04] President's Radio Address
"The possibility of secret and sudden attack with weapons of mass destruction is the greatest threat before humanity today."
- [11 Feb 04] Strengthening International Efforts Against WMD Proliferation
Fact Sheet
- [11 Feb 04] President Announces New Measures to Counter the Threat of WMD
Remarks by the President on Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation, Fort Lesley J. McNair - National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
- [6 Feb 04] Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction
Fact sheet
- [3 Feb 04] President Details Project BioShield
News release
- [19 Dec 03] The President's National Security Strategy to Combat WMD: Libya's Announcement
Fact sheet on steps taken by Ghadafi government
- [19 Nov 03] ‘Peace and Security of Free Nations Now Rests on Three Pillars’
Remarks by the President at Whitehall Palace, London
- [31 Oct 03] National Security Advisor Dr. Rice Remarks to National Legal Center
Dr. Rice discusses recently-approved Statement of Interdiction Principles and development of capability to search planes, ships, trains and trucks carrying suspect cargo, and to seize weapons and equipment that raise proliferation concerns (three-quarters down)
- [29 Oct 03] Continuation of Emergency Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction
- [25 June 03] Joint Statement on Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Joint Statement by President George W. Bush, European Council President Konstandinos Simitis, and European Commission President Romano Prodi on the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
- [2 June 03] Fact Sheet: G-8 2003 Summit--Countering "Dirty Bomb" Threat
- [29 April 03] Protecting Americans from the Threat of Bioterrorism
A key initiative in the President's 2003 State of the Union message
- [11 Dec 02] President Bush Releases National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction
- [Dec 02] National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction
- [17 Sep 02] National Security Strategy of the United States of America Chapter 5: Prevent Our Enemies from Threatening Us, Our Allies, and Our Friends with Weapons of Mass Destruction
- [27 June 02] Fact Sheet: G-8 Summit -- Preventing the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
- [29 Jan 02] ‘Axis of Evil, Arming to Threaten the Peace of the World’
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Department of Defense
- [16 March 04] Cooperative Threat Reduction Program
Testimony of Lisa Bronson, Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Technology Security Policy and Counterproliferation, before the Senate Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
- [7 Feb 04] Secretary Rumsfeld Remarks at the Munich Conference on Security Policy
- [26 Jan 04] DoD Homeland Defense Official Convinced Terrorists Would Use WMD
Doug Sample. American Forces Press Service
- [6 Jan 04] Myers Tells Arab TV That war on Terror Remains Priority
Jim Garamone. American Forces Press Service Stopping terrorist networks from acquiring WMD is a top policy goal for 2004
- [17 Dec 03] Remarks to Proliferation Security Initiative Conference
Remarks by Paul Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary of Defense
- [3 Sep 03] U.S. Chemical Weapons Destruction Extension Requested
News Release
- [4 June 03] DoD Briefing on Policy and Intelligence Matters
Douglas J. Feith, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, and William J. Luti, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Special Plans and Near East-South Asian Affairs
- [16 May 03] WMD in Wrong Hands in “Greatest Security Risk” this Decade, Wolfowitz Says
Doug Sample. American Forces Press Service
- [13 May 03] National Defense University Conference on Counterproliferation
Remarks as delivered by Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC
- [April 03] Department of Defense Chemical and Biological Defense Program Volume I: Annual Report to Congress[April 03] Department of Defense Chemical and Biological Defense Program Volume II: FY2002-2004 Performance Plan
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Department of State
- [21 Dec 06] Strengthening the Nonproliferation Regime
Christopher A. Ford, U.S. Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation
- [20 Nov 06] Remarks to the Sixth Biological Weapons Convention Review Conference
John C. Rood, Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation
- [20 Nov 06] Remarks to the Press at the Sixth Review Conference of the States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention
John C. Rood, Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation
- [7 Nov 06] Building Transformational Partnerships to Combat WMD Terrorism
Remarks by Thomas Lehrman, Director, State Department Office of Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism, at the U.S. Military Academy
- [8 Nov 06] Significance of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 and Regional Cooperation
Gregory L. Schulte, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna
- [27 Oct 06] United States Hosts Proliferation Security Initiative Interdiction Exercise
Media Note
- [26 Sep 06] London PSI Meeting Advances Public-Private Partnership to Combat WMD Proliferation
Media Note
- [20 Sep 06] Preventing Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Terrorism in the Maritime Supply Chain
Remarks by Thomas Lehrman, Director of the Office of Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism, at the Maritime Security Expo
- [18 July 06] The Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Robert G. Joseph, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
- [15 July 06] U.S.-Russia Joint Fact Sheet on the Global Initiative To Combat Nuclear Terrorism
- [12 July 06] Identification, Characterization, and Attribution of Biological Weapons Use
Paula A. DeSutter, Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation
- [12 July 06] Reducing Chemical Terrorism Risk: The Role of Public-Private Partnerships
Thomas Lehrman, Acting Director of the Office of Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism
- [4 July 06] Statement to the Forty-Sixth Session of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Ambassador Eric M. Javits
- [23 June 06] Broadening and Deepening Our Proliferation Security Initiative Cooperation
Robert G. Joseph, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
- [22 June 06] Opportunities for Reducing Nuclear and Biological Threats at the Source
Francis C. Record, Acting Assistant Secretary for International Security and
- [1 June 06] Is the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Still Attainable?
Andrew K. Semmel, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy and Negotiations
- [18 May 06] Rising to the Challenge of Effective Multilateralism
Stephen G. Rademaker, Acting Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation
- [18 May 06] Draft of Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty
U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Geneva
- [18 May 06] Press Briefing at Conference on Disarmament
Stephen G. Rademaker, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Non-Proliferation
- [16 May 06] Statement to the Forty-Fifth Session of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Ambassador Eric M. Javits, Head of the U.S. Delegation
- [20 April 06] Statement Concerning Request to Extend the United States' Destruction Deadline Under The Chemical Weapons Convention
Ambassador Eric Javits, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- [6 April 06] Countering WMD and Terrorism Through Security Cooperation
Stephen G. Rademaker, Acting Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation
- [29 March 06] U.S. Strategy to Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Robert G. Joseph, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
- [27 March 06] Tackling the Hard Cases in Nuclear Proliferation
Stephen G. Rademaker, Acting Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation
- [14 March 06] Statement to the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Ambassador Eric M. Javits
- [7 March 06] Nuclear Proliferation: Today’s Challenges and the U.S. Response
Andrew K. Semmel, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy and Negotiations
- [24 Feb 06] Nuclear Proliferation: Today's Challenges and the U.S. Response
Andrew K. Semmel, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy and Negotiations
- [14 Feb 06] Weapons of Mass Destruction 101: Sovereign Responsibility
Carolyn M. Leddy, Senior Advisor, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation
- [9 Feb 06] Building a Layered Defense to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Terrorism
Thomas D. Lehrman, Acting Office Director, Office of Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism
- [9 Feb 06] New Initiatives in Cooperative Threat Reduction
Robert G. Joseph, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
- [20 Jan 06] Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD): Effective Multilateralism
Robert Joseph, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
- [9 Dec 05] Meeting the Challenges of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation
Robert Joseph, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
- [7 Dec 05] Toward a Policy of Zero Tolerance for Violations of Nonproliferation Treaties
Stephen G. Rademaker, Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation
- [5 Dec 05] Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Annual Meeting of States Parties
Donald Mahley, head of the U.S. delegation to the Biological Weapons Convention Annual Meeting
- [14 Nov 05] Effective Multilateralism: The U.S. Strategy for Dealing with Global Nuclear Proliferation
Andrew K. Semmel, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Nonproliferation
- [7 Nov 05] The New U.S. Approach to Verification
Paula A. DeSutter, Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation
- [7 Nov 05] Statement to the Tenth Conference of the States Parties to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Ambassador Eric M. Javits
- [7 Nov 05] The Bush Administration Approach to Combating the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Robert G. Joseph, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
- [22 Oct 05] Compliance Assessment and Compliance Enforcement: The Challenge of Nuclear Noncompliance
Christopher A. Ford, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation
- [21 Oct 05] Applying the Bush Administration's Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction to Today's Challenges
Robert G. Joseph, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
- [17 Oct 05] Compliance with Nonproliferation, Arms Control, and Disarmament Agreements
Paula A. DeSutter, Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation
- [27 Sep 05] Statement to the Forty-Second Session of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Ambassador Eric M. Javits
- [26 Aug 05] Nuclear Nonproliferation in the 21st Century: Will Multilateral Diplomacy Work?
Paula A. DeSutter, Assistant Secretary for Verification and Compliance
- [15 Aug 05] Transforming our Counterproliferation Efforts in the Asia Region
Robert Joseph, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
- [11 Aug 05] Chemical Weapons Convention States Parties and Signatories
Fact Sheet
- [Aug 05] Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control, Nonproliferation and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments
- [29 July 05] The Reorganization of Bureaus to Better Address the Threat From Weapons of Mass Destruction and to Promote Democracy
Robert Joseph, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, and Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs
- [30 June 05] After the NPT Review Conference: Challenges and Opportunities
Andrew K. Semmel, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
- [28 June 05] Statement to the Forty-First Session of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Ambassador Eric M. Javits, Head of the U.S. Delegation
- [31 May 05] Remarks on the Second Anniversary of the Proliferation Security Initiative
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [26 May 05] The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI)
Bureau of Nonproliferation
- [23 May 05] NPT Article X
Sally Horn, Senior Advisor, Bureau of Verification and Compliance
- [23 May 05] Regional Issues Relating to the NPT
Andrew K. Semmel, Principal Deputy Assistant for Nonproliferation
- [20 May 05] U.S. Implementation of Article VI and the Future of Nuclear Disarmament
Ambassador Jackie W. Sanders, Special Representative of the President for the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- [19 May 05] NPT Articles I and II: The Threat of Noncompliance
Remarks by Jackie W. Saunders, Special Representative of the President for the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons, to the 2005 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- [19 May 05] NPT Articles III and IV: IAEA Safeguards and Nuclear Export Controls
Remarks by Andrew K. Semmel, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nonproliferation, to the 2005 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- [18 May 05] NPT Article IV: Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy
Christopher Ford, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Verification and Compliance
- [2 May 05] United States Initiatives to Prevent Proliferation
Bureau of Nonproliferation
- [2 May 05] U.S. Statement at the 2005 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
Stephen G. Rademaker, Assistant Secretary for Arms Control
- [28 April 05] The U.S. Approach to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference
Testimony of Stephen G. Rademaker, Assistant Secretary for Arms Control, before the House International Relations Committee
- [11 April 05] Chemical Weapons Demilitarization
Testimony of Donald A. Mahley, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Arms Control Implementation, before the Senate Armed Services Committee
- [28 March 05] Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Depositaries Joint Statement on 30th Anniversary
Adam Ereli, Deputy Spokesman
- [18 March 05] Future Goals and Challenges of the IAEA Nuclear Security Program
Remarks by Andrew K. Semmel, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Nonproliferation, and the London Conference
- [17 March 05] Meeting Nonproliferation Challenges: UNSCR 1540 and the 2005 NPT Review Conference
Mark Fitzpatrick, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary
- [15 March 05] Statement to the Fortieth Session of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Ambassador Eric M. Javits
- [17 Feb 05] U.S.-EU Cooperation on the Nonproliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Fact Sheet
- [7 Feb 05] Coordinating Allied Approaches to China
John R. Bolton, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
- [3 Feb 05] U.S. Compliance with Article VI of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
Stephen G. Rademaker, Assistant Secretary for Arms Control
- [28 Jan 05] Are Our Old Concepts of Verification Obsolete?
Paula A. DeSutter, Assistant Secretary for Verification and Compliance
- [20 Jan 05] Universal Compliance with Nuclear Nonproliferation
Andrew K. Semmel, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Nonproliferation
- [11 Jan 05] Proliferation Security Initiative Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Fact Sheet
- [14 Dec 04] How Should the Regime Be Adjusted in a World Where Nine States Possess Nuclear Weapons?
Andrew K. Semmel, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Nonproliferation
- [30 Nov 04] Agenda Item Nine: Status of Implementation of the Convention
Statement by Paula A. DeSutter, Assistant Secretary for Verification and Compliance, at the Ninth Session of the Conference of the States Parties of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- [8 Nov 04] The U.S. Perspective on UN Security Council Resolution 1540
Andrew K. Semmel, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Nonproliferation
- [28 Oct 04] Chemical Weapons Convention States Parties & Signatories
Fact Sheet
- [27 Oct 04] Stopping the Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Asian-Pacific Region: The Role of the Proliferation Security Initiative
John R. Bolton, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
- [19 Oct 04] The Bush Administration's Forward Strategy for Nonproliferation
John R. Bolton, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security
- [27 Sep 04] United States Report to the Nonproliferation Committee - Efforts Regarding United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540
- [10 Sep 04] G-8 Senior Group Meeting
John R. Bolton, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security
- [7 Sep 04] An All-out War on Proliferation
Op-Ed by John R. Bolton, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security
- [24 June 04] The Bush Administration’s Forward Strategy For Nonproliferation
Address by John R. Bolton, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, to the American Enterprise Institute
- [21 June 04] Steps to a Brighter Future: the Bush Administration's Non-proliferation Policy
Remarks by Mitchell B. Reiss, Director, Office of Policy Planning, to the 2004 Carnegie International Non-Proliferation Conference
- [15 June 04] Sea Island and Beyond: Status Report on the Global Partnership Against Weapons of Mass Destruction
Testimony of John R. Bolton, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- [28 April 04] Explanation of Vote on the Nonproliferation Resolution
Remarks by Ambassador James B. Cunningham, Deputy U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations
- [28 April 04] UN Security Council Resolution on Non-Proliferation
Fact sheet
- [27 April 04] The NPT: A Crisis of Non-Compliance
Statement of John R. Bolton, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, to the Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2005 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- [30 March 04] The Bush Administration's Nonproliferation Policy: Successes and Future Challenges
Testimony of John R. Bolton, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, before the House International Relations Committee
- [2 Dec 03] Nuclear Weapons and Rogue States: Challenge and Response
Remarks by John R. Bolton, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security to the Conference of the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis and the Fletcher School’s International Security Studies Program
- [4 June 03] U.S. Efforts to Stop the Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction
John R. Bolton. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, before the House International Relations Committee
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Other Policy Sources and U.S. Congress
- [21 Dec 05] ODNI Announces Establishment of National Counterproliferation Center
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
- [7 Nov 05] Remarks Prepared for the 2005 Carnegie International Nonproliferation Conference
Sam Bodman, Secretary of Energy
- [15 July 06] Statement of Support by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
- [30 June 05] Nonproliferation and the G-8
Hearing before the House International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation
- [14 June 05] Elusive Antidotes: Progress Developing Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Countermeasures
Hearing before the House Committee on Government Reform
- [9 June 05] Proliferation Security Initiative: An Early Assessment
Hearing before the House International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation
- [June 05] The Lugar Survey on Proliferation Threats and Responses
Senator Richard G. Lugar
- [5 April 05] Assessing Anthrax Detection Methods
Hearing before the House Committee on Government Reform
- [4 April 05] Remarks at Nuclear Threat Initiative Board Dinner
Samuel Bodman, Secretary of Energy
- [2 March 05] FY06 Budget Request for the National Nuclear Security Administration
Statement of Linton F. Brooks, Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, before the House Armed Service Committee, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
- [Nov 04] Unclassified Report to Congress on the Acquisition of Technology Relating to Weapons of Mass Destruction and Advanced Conventional Munitions, 1 July Through 31 December 2003
Central Intelligence Agency
- [26 May 04] Remarks to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna
Spencer Abraham, Secretary of Energy
- [9 March 04] The Worldwide Threat 2004: Challenges in a Changing Global Context
Testimony of George J. Tenet, Director of Central Intelligence, before the Senate Armed Services Committee
- [4 March 04] HHS Will Lead Government-Wide Effort to Enhance Biosecurity in "Dual Use" Research
Department of Health and Human Services Press Release
- [5 Feb 04] Iraq and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Remarks as prepared for delivery by Director of Central Intelligence George J. Tenet at Georgetown University
- [Jan 04] A Biodefense Failure: The National Smallpox Vaccination Program One Year Later
Prepared by the Democratic members of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security
- [15 Dec 03] V. Forging America?s New Normalcy: Securing Our Homeland, Protecting Our Liberty (full document, including appendices).
Gilmore Commission?s (Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction) fifth and final annual report to the President and the Congress
- [19 Nov 03] Chemical and Biological Arms Control Institute Tenth Anniversary Symposium
Remarks by Senator Richard G. Lugar, Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations
- [May/June 03] Terrorist CBRN: Materials and Effects
Central Intelligence Agency
- [1 Jan 03 - 30 June 03] Unclassified Report to Congress on the Acquisition of Technology Relating to Weapons of Mass Destruction and Advanced Conventional Munitions
Central Intelligence Agency
- [11 Feb 03] The Worldwide Threat in 2003: Evolving Dangers in a Complex World
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Biological Weapons
- [31 Dec 05] The Challenge of Biological Terrorism
Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [Dec 05] Assessing the Biological Weapons and Bioterrorism Threat
Milton Leitenberg. Strategic Studies Institute
- [Nov/Dec 05] The Bioterrorist Cookbook
Malcolm Dando. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
- [April 05] Bayes, Bugs and Bioterrorists: Lessons Learned from the Anthrax Attacks
Kimberly M. Thompson, Robert E. Armstrong, and Donald F. Thompson. Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
- [13 Jan 05] Breathing Easier?
Report of The Century Foundation Working Group on Bioterrorism Preparedness
- [June 04] Hometown Hospitals: The Weakest Link? Bioterrorism Readiness in America's Rural Hospitals
Elin A. Gursky. Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
- [June 04] Looking for Trouble: A Policymaker's Guide to Biosensing
Robert Armstrong, Patricia Coomber, Stephen Prior, and Ashley Dincher. Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
- [Spring 04] The BWC New Process: A Preliminary Assessment
Jonathan B. Tucker. The Nonproliferation Review
- [02] A Brief History of Biowarfare
Alexandra Lord. Office of the Public Health Historian
- [n.d.] Biological weapons
Public Agenda. Some of the potential threats, symptoms, and treatments TOP
Chemical Weapons
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Research & Analysis
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Other Reports
- [7 Dec 06] Strengthening Nuclear Nonproliferation and Expanding Nuclear Energy: Incompatible or Complementary Goals?
Transcript of the Stanley Foundation Conference on National and Global Security
- [Nov 06] Democratic Bomb: Failed Strategy
George Perkovich. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [Nov 06] The End of the Nonproliferation Regime?
George Perkovich. Current History
- [27 Oct 06] Naval Exercises off Bahrain: Preventing Proliferation between North Korea and Iran
Simon Henderson. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
- [19 Oct 06] The Proliferation Security Initiative
Eben Kaplan. Council on Foreign Relations
- [4 Oct 06] Weapons of Mass Destruction: Current Nuclear Proliferation Challenges
Baker Spring. Heritage Foundation
- [Oct 06] Stop Subsidizing Nuclear Power; Start Enforcing Nuclear Rules
Henry D. Sokolski. Yale Law School Opening Argument
- [Oct 06] Facing the Mid-Life Crisis of the Non-Proliferation Treaty
Charles D. Ferguson. Yale Law School Opening Argument
- [Oct 06] Returning to Roots: Reinforcing the NPT
Michael Krepon. Yale Law School Opening Argument
- [Oct 06] Resuscitating the Non-Proliferation Treaty Regime
Graham Allison. Yale Law School Opening Argument
- [29 Aug 06] Reversing the Spread of Nuclear Weapons
Carl Robichaud. The Century Foundation
- [2 Aug 06] The Proliferation Security Initiative: Three Years On
Richard Bond. British American Security Information Council
- [Autumn 06] Is the PSI Really the Cornerstone of a New International Norm?
Mark J. Valencia. Naval War College Review
- [July/Aug 06] Global Nuclear Stockpiles, 1945-2006
Robert S. Norris and Hans M. Kristensen. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
- [6 July 06] The Proliferation Security Initiative
Eben Kaplan. Council on Foreign Relations
- [July 06] Global Partnership Scorecard
G8 Global Partnership against WMD Terrorism
- [July 06] Securing the Bomb 2006
Matthew Bunn and Anthony Wier. Nuclear Threat Initiative
- [July 06] WMD Proliferation, Globalization, and International Security: Whither the Nexus and National Security?
James A. Russell. Strategic Insights
- [July 06] Globalization and Nuclear Proliferation
H. H. Gaffney. Strategic Insights
- [July 06] Proliferation Networks in Theory and Practice
Alexander H. Montgomery. Strategic Insights
- [July 06] Globalization and WMD Proliferation Networks: The Policy Landscape
John P. Caves , Jr. Strategic Insights
- [July 06] The A.Q. Khan Illicit Nuclear Trade Network and Implications for Nonproliferation Efforts
David Albright and Corey Hinderstein. Strategic Insights
- [July 06] Globalization and WMD Proliferation Networks: The Case of Unmanned Air Vehicles as Terrorist Weapons
Dennis M. Gormley. Strategic Insights
- [July 06] Intelligence and Nuclear Proliferation: Understanding and Probing Complexity
Phil Williams. Strategic Insights
- [15 June 06] Upholding Nonproliferation
Michael Krepon. Henry L. Stimson Center
- [12 June 06] Introductory Statement to the Board of Governors
Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of the IAEA
- [1 June 06] Weapons of Terror: Freeing the World of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Arms
Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission
- [June 06] Taming the Next Set of Strategic Weapons Threats
Henry D. Sokolski. Strategic Studies Institute
- [Summer 06] Building Partner Capacity for Combating WMD
Jennifer D.P. Moroney and Joe Hogler
- [April/May 06] The Shadow of the Bomb, 2006
Sidney D. Drell. Policy Review
- [Spring 06] The Proliferation Security Initiative: Cornerstone of a New International Norm
Cdr Joel A. Doolin, JAGC, U.S. Navy. Naval War College Review
- [April 06] The Proliferation Security Initiative as a New Paradigm for Peace and Security
Mark R. Shulman. Strategic Studies Institute
- [March/April 06] Bomb-Grade Bazaar: How Industry, Lobbyists, and Congress Weakened Export Controls on Highly Enriched Uranium
Alan J. Kuperman. Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
- [March 06] Preventing Catastrophic Nuclear Terrorism
Charles D. Ferguson. Council on Foreign Relations
- [Spring 06] Rehabilitating a Rogue: Libya's WMD Reversal and Lessons for US Policy
Dafna Hochman. Parameters
- [Jan 06] Defining "Weapons of Mass Destruction"
W. Seth Carus. Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, National Defense University
- [Jan 06] The Urgent Need to Strengthen the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime
Pierre Goldschmidt. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [Dec 05] A Standing United Nations Verification Body: Necessary and Feasible
Trevor Findlay. Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission
- [Dec 05] The Security of WMD Related Material in Russia
NATO Parliamentary Assembly
- [Nov/Dec 05] Lessons Lost
Joseph Cirincione. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
- [2 Sep 05] Rethinking Nuclear Security Strategy
Rensselaer Lee. Foreign Policy Research Institute
- [Sep 05] The Race to Secure Russia's Loose Nukes: Progress Since 9/11
Brian Finlay and Andrew Grotto. Henry L. Stimson Center
- [27 July 05] Defusing the Threat of Radiological Weapons: Integrating Prevention with Detection and Response
Andrew J. Grotto. Center for American Progress
- [July 05] All Weapons of Mass Destruction Are Not Equal
Allison Macfarlane. MIT Center for International Studies
- [July 05] Gleneagles Statement on Non-Proliferation
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [July 05] Worst Weapons In Worst Hands: U.S. Inaction On The Nuclear Terror Threat Since 9/11, and a Path Of Action
National Security Advisory Group. Carnegie Endowment for International Affairs
- [27 June 05] Terrorism and WMD
Panel before the 9/11 Public Discourse Project
- [June 05] Ordering Non-Proliferation a la Carte
Michael Krepon. Henry L. Stimson Center
- [May 05] Securing the Bomb 2005: The New Global Imperatives
Matthew Bunn and Anthony Weir. Nuclear Threat Initiative
- [13 April 05] The Role of Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century
Baker Spring and Kathy Gudgel. The Heritage Foundation
- [5 April 05] Statement on the 2005 NPT Review Conference and Beyond
Arms Control Association
- [4 April 05] Preventing Nuclear Terrorism
Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [3 March 05] Agenda for Security: Controlling the Nuclear Threat
Center for American Progress
- [March 05] Universal Compliance: A Strategy for Nuclear Security
George Perkovich, et. al. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [Spring 05] The Proliferation Security Initiative: The New Face of Interdiction
Andrew C. Winner. The Washington Quarterly
- [Spring 05] Reassessing Security Assurances in a Unipolar World
Joseph F. Pilat. The Washington Quarterly
- [Spring 05] Cooperative Threat Reduction Beyond Russia
Rose Gottemoeller. The Washington Quarterly
- [Spring 05] Unraveling the A.Q. Khan and Future Proliferation Networks
David Albright and Corey Hinderstein. The Washington Quarterly
- [Feb 05] Strengthening the NPT Regime
British American Security Information Council and Oxford Research Group
- [05] Aum Shinrikyo, Al Qaeda, and the Kinshasa Reactor: Implications of Three Case Studies for Combating Nuclear Terrorism
Sara A. Daly, John V. Parachini, and William Rosenau. RAND Corporation
- [05] Deadly Maps: Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Threats
Joseph Cirincione, Jon B. Wolfsthal, and Miriam Rajkumar. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [Dec 04] Eliminating Adversary WMD: What's at Stake?
Rebecca K.C. Hersman. Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, National Defense University
- [Dec 04] The Road to Nuclear Security
Lawrence Korb and Peter Ogden. Center for American Progress
- [Nov/Dec 04] Fissile Materials: Stockpiles Still Growing
David Albright and Kimberly Kramer. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
- [Nov 04] Resuscitating the Bioweapons Ban: U.S. Industry Experts' Plans for Treaty Monitoring
Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [Oct 04] Biological Threat Assessment: Is the Cure Worse Than the Disease?
Jonathan B. Tucker. Arms Control Today
- [Oct 04] Eliminating Adversary WMD: Lessons for Future Conflicts
Rebecca K.C. Hersman and Todd M. Koca. Strategic Forum, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
- [Sep 04] Cooperative Threat Reduction for a New Era
James E. Goodby, Daniel L. Burghart, Cheryl A. Loeb, and Charles L. Thornton. Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
- [Sep 04] The al-Qa'ida Network and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Jonathan Spyer. The Middle East Review of International Affairs
- [Sep 04] The Bush Administration's Record on Proliferation and Arms Control
Michael Krepon. The Henry L. Stimson Center
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Elizabeth Eraker. The Nonproliferation Review
- [14 July 04] Review of Intelligence on Weapons of Mass Destruction
Butler Committee report from the United Kingdom
- [7 June 04] A Nuclear Nonproliferation Strategy for the 21st Century
A project of Building Global Alliances for the 21st Century, co-chaired by Madeleine K. Albright and Robin Cook
- [June 04] Universal Compliance: A Strategy for Nuclear Security
George Perkovich et. al. The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [5 May 04] Terrorism, Missile Defense and Arms Control
Peter Huessy. In the National Interest
- [May 04] Securing the Bomb: An Agenda for Action
Matthew Bunn and Anthony Wier. Nuclear Threat Initiative
- [19 April 04] President Bush's Global Nonproliferation Policy: Seven More Proposals
Henry Sokolski. The Heritage Foundation
- [March 04] Eliminating the Obstacles to Nunn-Lugar
Richard Lugar, Arms Control Today
- [Oct 04] Biological Threat Assessment: Is the Cure Worse Than the Disease?
Jonathan B. Tucker. Arms Control Today
- [Oct 04] Eliminating Adversary WMD: Lessons for Future Conflicts
Rebecca K.C. Hersman and Todd M. Koca. Strategic Forum, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
- [Sep 04] Cooperative Threat Reduction for a New Era
James E. Goodby, Daniel L. Burghart, Cheryl A. Loeb, and Charles L. Thornton. Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
- [Sep 04] The al-Qa'ida Network and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Jonathan Spyer. The Middle East Review of International Affairs
- [Sep 04] The Bush Administration's Record on Proliferation and Arms Control
Michael Krepon. The Henry L. Stimson Center
- [Fall/Winter 04] Cleanup After a Radiological Attack: U.S. Prepares Guidance
Elizabeth Eraker. The Nonproliferation Review
- [14 July 04] Review of Intelligence on Weapons of Mass Destruction
Butler Committee report from the United Kingdom
- [7 June 04] A Nuclear Nonproliferation Strategy for the 21st Century
A project of Building Global Alliances for the 21st Century, co-chaired by Madeleine K. Albright and Robin Cook
- [June 04] Universal Compliance: A Strategy for Nuclear Security
George Perkovich et. al. The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [5 May 04] Terrorism, Missile Defense and Arms Control
Peter Huessy. In the National Interest
- [May 04] Securing the Bomb: An Agenda for Action
Matthew Bunn and Anthony Wier. Nuclear Threat Initiative
- [19 April 04] President Bush's Global Nonproliferation Policy: Seven More Proposals
Henry Sokolski. The Heritage Foundation
- [March 04] Eliminating the Obstacles to Nunn-Lugar
Richard Lugar, Arms Control Today
- [20 Feb 04] President Bush Strikes the Proper Balance on Non-Proliferation Policy
Baker Spring. Heritage Foundation
- [Feb 04] The Threat of Smallpox: Eradicated But Not Erased
Holly Myers et. al. Journal of Homeland Security
- [27 Jan 04] Dealing with Dirty Bombs: Plain Facts, Practical Solutions
James Jay Carafano and Jack Spencer. Heritage Foundation
- [Jan 04] Dirty Bombs: The Threat Revisited
Peter D. Zimmerman with Cheryl Loeb. Defense Horizons, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
- [Jan 04] WMD in Iraq: Evidence and Implications
Joseph Cirincione, Jessica T. Mathews, and George Perkovich. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [04] Taking the Measure of Countermeasures: Leaders' Views on the Nation's Capacity to Develop Biodefense Countermeasures
Lynne Gilfillan, et. al. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science
- [24 Nov 03] The Basics of Chemical and Biological Weapons Detectors
Margaret E. Kosal. Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies
- [Nov 03] Biosecurity: Limiting Terrorist Access to Deadly Pathogens
Jonathan B. Tucker. United States Institute of Peace
- [Nov 03] Countering the al-Qaeda WMD Threat
Jack Boureston and Charles Mahaffey. Strategic Insights, Center for Contemporary Conflict, Naval Postgraduate School
- [Nov 03] Implications for Public Policy of the Threat from Bioterrorism
Graham Allison. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University
- [Oct-Nov 03] Taking Proliferation Seriously
Henry Sokolski. Policy Review Online
- [24 Sep 03] President Bush's Wake-Up Call to the United Nations
Nile Gardiner. Heritage Foundation
- [15 April 03] Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East: Regional Trends, National Forces, Warfighting Capabilities, Delivery Options, and Weapons Effects
Anthony Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Security
- [18 March 03] Prime Minister Blair’s Statement to House of Commons: Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Case for War Against Iraq
- [03] Progress and Peril: Bioterrorism Preparedness Dollars and Public Health
Elin Gursky. The Century Foundation
- [03] 2002 WMD Terrorism Chronology: Incidents Involving Sub-National Actors and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Materials
Wayne Turnbull and Praveen Abhayaratne. Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies
- [May 02] After 9/11: Preventing Mass Destruction Terrorism and Weapons Proliferation
Michael Barletta. Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies
- [02] Ataxia: The Chemical and Biological Terrorism Threat to the United States
Amy Smithson. The Henry L. Stimson Center
- [14 Dec 01] Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Global Nuclear Balance: A Quantitative and Arms Control Analysis
Anthony Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Security
- [May 2001] WMD Threats 2001: Critical Choices for the Bush Administration
Michael Barletta. Monterey Institute of International Studies
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