Electronic References
WMD: The Terrorist Threat
ADM002287, Spring 2010

Links (current as of the date of publication)

Basics of Terrorism: CBRNE/WMD, United States Air Force Air University,
Air War College Gateway to the Internet
http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/fhwa/basics_terrorism.ppt PowerPoint Icon

The Global Challenge of WMD Terrorism, U.S. State Department Country Reports on Terrorism
http://merln.ndu.edu/archivepdf/wmd/State/103712.pdf PDF Icon

Nuclear and Radiological Disasters Pathfinder: A Guide to the Literature, FEMA, U.S. Fire Administration, Learning Resource Center
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/path_nuclear.html

Terrorism and WMD, Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/terrorism/wmd/index.html

Terrorism and WMDs, Project on Defense Alternatives
http://www.comw.org/tct/terrorwmd.html

Terrorism Groups and Methods, Bibliography Branch
Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center, Maxwell AFB, AL
http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/terrorgroups2010.htm

Weapons of Mass Destruction
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/topics_50325.htm

Weapons of Mass Destruction Intelligence Threat Assessments, Federation of American Scientists, Intelligence Resource Program
http://www.fas.org/irp/threat/wmd.htm

Weapons of Mass Destruction, National Defense University and the Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Military Policy Awareness Links (MIPALS), Military Education Research
http://merln.ndu.edu/index.cfm?secID=151&pageID=3&type=section

DoD and Other Government Organizations Involoved with Countering WMD:

DoD

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Missile Defense Policy
http://policy.defense.gov/sections/policy_offices/gsa/nmd/index.html

Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction
http://policy.defense.gov/sections/policy_offices/gsa/cwmd/index.html

Joint Chiefs

JCS Deputy Director of Operations
http://www.jcs.mil/page.aspx?id=18


Combatant Commands

USSTRATCOM Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (SCC-WMD)
Fort Belvoir, VA
http://www.dtra.mil/Missions/Reachback/OPSCenter.aspx


Components

Navy and Marine Corps Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF)
http://www.usmc.mil/unit/cbirf/Pages/default.aspx

United States Army 20th Support Command
http://www.cbrne.army.mil/

U.S. Air Force Counterproliferaton Center
http://cpc.au.af.mil/


Other DoD and Government Agencies

Components Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear Defense Information Center (CBRNIAC)
https://www.cbrniac.apgea.army.mil/Pages/default.asp

Conflict 21 Website
http://c21.maxwell.af.mil/index.htm
(1st responder site – Airforce Counter Proliferation Center)

Defense Threat Reduction Agency
http://www.dtra.mil/

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), WMD Directorate (WMDD), National Security Branch
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/nsb/wmd/wmd_home.htm

Interagency Combating WMD Database of Responsibilities, Authorities, and Capabilities (INDRAC)
https://indrac.dtra.mil/Pages/default.aspx (CAC or registration is required)

Missile Defense Agency
http://www.mda.mil/

National Counterproliferation Center (NCPC), Office of the Director of National Intelligence
http://www.counterwmd.gov/

WMD Insights, sponsored by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency
http://www.wmdinsights.com/


Articles
Army Chemical Review, “Transformation,” by Department of the Army, (PB 3-09-2), Winter 2009
http://www.wood.army.mil/chmdsd/Winter09toc.htm

“Combating Nuclear Terrorism: Actions Needed to Better Prepare to Recover from Possible Attacks using Radiological or Nuclear Materials,” by GAO, January 2010
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-204

“Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction,” by Joint Chiefs of Staff, 10 June 2009
http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/new_pubs/jp3_40.pdf PDF Icon

“Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction: Looking Back; Looking Ahead,” by Paul I. Bernstein, John P. Caves, Jr., W. Seth Carus, Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, National Defense University, September 2009
http://www.ndu.edu/WMDCenter/ (scroll to the bottom of the page)

“Country Reports on Terrorism, Chapter 4 -- The Global Challenge of WMD Terrorism,” by the U.S. Department of State, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism,
April 30, 2007
http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/2006/82737.htm

“Defining ‘Weapons of Mass Destruction,' " by W. Seth Carus, Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, National Defense University, January 2006
http://www.ndu.edu/WMDCenter/index.cfm?secID=187&pageID=27&type=section#Carus

“Eliminating Nuclear Threats: A Practical Agenda for Global Policymakers,” Report of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, by Co-chairs Gareth Evans and Yoriko Kawaguchi, November 2009
http://www.icnnd.org/reference/reports/ent/contents.html

“Introduction to Radiological Terrorism,” Radiological Terrorism Tutorial, prepared for the Nuclear Threat Initiative by the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, CA, 2004
http://www.nti.org/h_learnmore/radtutorial/chapter01_02.html

“Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism Report Card – An Assessment of the U.S. Government’s Progress in Protecting the United States from Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism,” by Bob Graham and Jim Talent, Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism, January 26, 2010
http://www.preventwmd.gov/static/docs/report-card.pdf PDF Icon

“Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Link with the War in Afghanistan,” by Abdullah Tonkan and Anthony H. Cordesman, Center for Strategic International Studies, November 9, 2009
http://csis.org/files/publication/091109_Terrorism_WMD.pdf PDF Icon
The short version is available at this URL:
http://csis.org/publication/terrorism-and-wmd-link-war-afghanistan

“Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) 411, A Primer on WMD,” by the Monterey Institute's James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, 2008
http://www.nti.org/f_wmd411/f1a.html

“WMD Commission Issues Findings,” by Daniel Arnaudo, Arms Control Association, January/February 2009
http://www.armscontrol.org/act/2009_01-02/WorldAtRisk