Global security engagement : a new model for cooperative threat reduction / Committee on Strengthening and Expanding the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, Committee on International Security and Arms Control, Policy and Global Affairs, National Academy of Sciences.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Academy of Sciences (U.S.). Committee on Strengthening and Expanding the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arms control--United States.

Arms control.

Confidence and security building measures (International relations)--United States.

Confidence and security building measures (International relations).

Security, International.

Terrorism--Prevention--International cooperation.

Terrorism.

Weapons of mass destruction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The government's first Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) programs were created in 1991 to eliminate the former Soviet Union's nuclear, chemical, and other weapons and prevent their proliferation. The programs have accomplished a great deal: deactivating thousands of nuclear warheads, neutralizing chemical weapons, converting weapons facilities for peaceful use, and redirecting the work of former weapons scientists and engineers, among other efforts. Originally designed to deal with immediate post-Cold War challenges, the programs must be expanded to other regions and fundamentally redesigned as an active tool of foreign policy that can address contemporary threats from groups that are that are agile, networked, and adaptable. As requested by Congress, Global Security Engagement proposes how this goal can best be achieved. To meet the magnitude of new security challenges, particularly at the nexus of weapons of mass destruction and terrorism, Global Security Engagement recommends a new, more flexible, and responsive model that will draw on a broader range of partners than current programs have. The White House, working across the Executive Branch and with Congress, must lead this effort.

Contents:

FrontMatter

Preface

A Note on Terminology

Acknowledgments

Contents

Executive Summary

Overview

Introduction

1 The Evolution of Cooperative Threat Reduction

2 Cooperative Threat Reduction in the 21st Century: Objectives, Opportunities, and Lessons

3 The Form and Function of Cooperative Threat Reduction 2.0: Engaging Partners to Enhance Global Security

4 The Role of the Department of Defense in Cooperative Threat Reduction 2.0

5 Cooperative Threat Reduction 2.0: Implementation Checklist

List of Acronyms

Appendixes

Appendix A: H.R. 1585: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008

Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members

Appendix C: Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program History: References

Appendix D: List of Committee Meetings and Speakers

Appendix E: The Evolution of U.S. Government Threat Reduction Programs

Appendix F: Nunn-Lugar Scorecard

Appendix G: The G8 Global Partnership: Guidelines for New or Expanded Cooperation Projects

Appendix H: A Comparison of the Characteristics of Six Weapons Systems from the Perspective of a State or Terrorist Organization

Appendix I: Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs

Appendix J: Congressional Guidelines and Corresponding Findings and Recommendations.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786612274961

9780309142373

0309142377

9780309131070

0309131073

9781282274969

1282274961

OCLC:

441985229