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Department of Defense strategy for countering weapons of mass destruction / Department of Defense.
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Department of Defense, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Weapons of mass destruction--Prevention--Government policy--United States.
- Weapons of mass destruction.
- National security--United States.
- National security.
- United States--Military policy.
- United States.
- Arms control--Government policy--United States.
- Arms control.
- Terrorism--United States--Prevention.
- Terrorism.
- Arms control--Government policy.
- Military policy.
- Terrorism--Prevention.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (19 pages) : color illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : Department of Defense, 2014.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- Actors of concern pose a threat of developing, acquiring, proliferating, or employing weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and related capabilities, expertise, materials, technologies, and means of delivery. These activities present a clear threat to the strategic objectives of the United States. State or non-state actors may use WMD to conduct a catastrophic attack on U.S. citizens and infrastructure; to exploit U.S. power projection, sustainment, and force protection vulnerabilities; to deny access to an area or region and limit the ability of the United States to respond to urgent threats; or to undermine the support for U.S. policies and actions by key regional partners. This strategy seeks to ensure that the United States and its allies and partners are neither attacked nor coerced by actors with WMD. It delineates three end states: that no new actors obtain WMD, those possessing WMD do not use them, and if actors use WMD, their effects are minimized. This strategy reflects the contemporary and emerging WMD challenge and provides a strong foundation for developing and implementing necessary policies, plans, and programs.
- Contents:
- Secretary's foreword.
- Chairman's endorsement.
- Executive summary.
- Introduction.
- The WMD challenge.
- Priority objectives.
- Strategic approach.
- Countering WMD activities and tasks.
- Terms and definitions.
- Notes:
- "June 2014."
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (DoD, viewed July 3, 2014).
- OCLC:
- 882582386
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