How can the United States better support its partners' efforts to combat the threat of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferation? Although the United States has instituted a number of programs to combat the spread of WMD, it does not have the resources necessary to stop all WMD threats. Instead, it needs to pursue a more coordinated effort to enhance partners' border security, WMD detection, interdiction, and other capabilities to ...
This RAND National Defense Research Institute monograph outlines and then applies a four-step process for developing regional approaches to BPC to combat WMD. Limited resources, access, and incomplete knowledge of WMD threats create a need for working with appropriate partner countries around the world to address these challenges. The monograph offers seven key themes to consider when implementing BPC regional approaches. The monograph argues that the United States needs a ...
Sexual assault is a violent crime that has tremendously pernicious effects on the victim. However, there is a lack of consensus regarding the prevalence of sexual assault: Estimates vary among studies, in part because of differing definitions of sexual assault, different populations studied, and different methods employed for selecting the sample. As a result, while many studies indicate that sexual assault is a pervasive problem, the estimated prevalence ranges considerably. ...
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