| Analysis of Expedient Field Decontamination Methods for the XMX/2L-MIL High-Volume Aerosol Sampler |
Dec-2009 |
72 pages |
| Authors:
Brandon C LaRoche; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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 | The XMX/2L-MIL is a high volume air sampler used by the Air Force Bioenvironmental Engineering community to collect biological aerosols. Without a verified decontamination technique, however, the XMX cannot be used effectively. The objective of this study is to evaluate several proposed methods for expedient field decontamination of the XMX. This study centers on the inactivation of Bacillus atrophaeus spores and vegetative Erwinia herbicola organisms from the XMX inner canister. ... |
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| Rare Events |
Oct-2009 |
97 pages |
| Authors:
D McMorrow; MITRE CORP MCLEAN VA JASON PROGRAM OFFICE
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| JASON was asked by the Department of Defense (DoD) to conduct an evaluation of the nation's ability to anticipate and assess the risk of rare events. 'Rare events' specifically refers to catastrophic terrorist events, including the use of a weapon of mass destruction or other high-profile attacks, where there is sparse (or no) historical record from which to develop predictive models based on past statistics. This study was requested by ... |
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| The National Intelligence Strategy of the United States of America |
Aug-2009 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE WASHINGTON DC
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| The 2009 National Intelligence Strategy (NIS) represents several advances in the Director of National Intelligence's (DNI) leadership of the National Intelligence Program (NIP) and the Intelligence Community (IC). It reflects a refined understanding of the counterterrorism challenge and elevates the importance of the challenges we face in the cyber domain and from counterintelligence threats. This NIS also affirms priories to focus IC plans and actions for the next four years, ... |
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| A Methodology for the Analysis of Conventional and Nuclear Prompt Global Strike Alternatives |
Jun-2009 |
54 pages |
| Authors:
Suzanne M DeLong; MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT NY OPERATIONS RESEARCH CENTER
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| The Quadrennial Defense Review in 2006 made several decisions which affect US Strategic Command's (USSTRATCOM) mission areas, specifically in the area of conventional prompt global strike (CPGS) capability. There is a need for analysis of issues associated with USSTRATCOM lines of operation in the areas of Strategic Deterrence/Nuclear Operations. Global Strike with respect to the conventional strike capability is explored to include prompt global strike as a follow-on to the ... |
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| Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress |
02-Apr-2009 |
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| Authors:
Catherine Dale; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), the U.S.-led coalition military operation in Iraq, was launched on March 20, 2003, with the immediate stated goal of removing Saddam Hussein's regime and destroying its ability to use weapons of mass destruction or to make them available to terrorists. Over time, the focus of OIF shifted from regime removal to the more open-ended mission of helping the Government of Iraq (GoI) improve security, establish a ... |
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| Rogue States and Deterrence Strategy |
02-Apr-2009 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Scott A Enold; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| To effectively engage rogue states who have proliferated nuclear weapons or weapons of mass destruction or are attempting to proliferate them, the United States must develop and implement an effective policy designed to persuade, pursue and punish those governments and regimes. The United States government must possess extreme tactics and measures. Preemptive targeting must be available if rogue states or actors utilize nuclear terror tactics to seek political gains or ... |
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| Guidelines for Mass Casualty Decontamination During a HAZMAT/Weapon of Mass Destruction Incident. Volumes 1 and 2 |
Apr-2009 |
98 pages |
| Authors:
William Lake; Peter Schulze; Robert Gougelet; EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| The U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) published two reports on mass casualty decontamination after a terrorist chemical attack as part of the Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Domestic Preparedness Program. At the time of this study, the Guidelines for Mass Casualty Decontamination During a Terrorist Chemical Agent Incident and Guidelines for Cold Weather Mass Decontamination were about 8 years old. The U.S. Army Chemical Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School required an updated ... |
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| Global Missile Defense: Time to Change the Current Command Construct? |
26-Mar-2009 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Sauter; Daniel P III; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| One of the most pressing national security issues facing the United States is ballistic missile defense. For over four decades, missiles armed with nuclear warheads have posed a threat to the very existence of the American way of life. Visionary United States policy has guided the funding, development, and employment of missile defense capabilities which enable missile defense assets to destroy an in-flight missile inside or outside of the atmosphere. ... |
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| COOP: National Guard's Role During a Catastrophic Emergency |
24-Mar-2009 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Xavier Stewart; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Today's world climate remains volatile. Since the attacks on September 11, 2001, Americans have awakened to the on-going threat of terrorism. Widely dispersed chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and cyberspace security (CBRN-C) materials, technologies and equipment often have dual uses. Preventing rogue states and terrorist organizations (state or non-state supported) from acquiring these materials is a formidable challenge. Furthermore, the world is experiencing dramatic weather changes. Global climate change has caused ... |
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| Improving the Chemical Biological Defense Program |
13-Mar-2009 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Michael D Bolluyt; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Department of Defense Chemical Biological Defense Program (CBDP) is a key component of a comprehensive national strategy to counter the threat of chemical and biological weapons as outlined in the 2002 National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD). This national strategy is based on three principal pillars: 1) Counterproliferation to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction Use, 2) Strengthen Nonproliferation to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation, and ... |
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| Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses |
13-Mar-2009 |
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| Authors:
Kenneth Katzman; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Bush Administration characterized Iran as a profound threat to U.S. national security interests, a perception generated primarily by Iran's nuclear program and its military assistance to armed groups in Iraq and Afghanistan, to the Palestinian group Hamas, and to Lebanese Hezbollah. The Bush Administration's approach was to try to prevent a nuclear breakout by Iran by applying multilateral economic pressure on Iran while also offering it potential cooperation should ... |
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| Prospects for U.S.-Russian Security Cooperation |
Mar-2009 |
347 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen J Blank; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Many might argue that this is a singularly inauspicious time to assess the prospects for U.S.-Russian security cooperation. Arguably, the prospects for bilateral cooperation lay buried under the wheels of Russia's invasion of Georgia in August 2008. As Vice-President Richard Cheney has said to Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili, Russian aggression must not go unanswered, and that its continuation would have serious consequences for its relations with the United States. Undoubtedly ... |
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| U.S. Policy Toward Iran - Is a Nuclear Iran on the Horizon? |
24-Feb-2009 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Hildreth; Edward E III; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The year is 2015 and Iran is armed with nuclear weapons. U.S. policy objectives with respect to Iran continue with no overt changes from early 2000: isolate and contain Iran within the Middle East region and the world, seek regime change, and rely on United Nations sanctions to achieve U.S. and international policy goals. Contrast U.S. policy objectives with a now nuclear armed Iran in 2015. This reality would mean ... |
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| U.S. Grand Strategy for the Future |
23-Feb-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Brenda Edmonds; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In today's changing international environment, U.S. military power remains unparalleled. But, if the United States makes going it alone its predominate foreign policy; we may suffer a consequence with an aggressive adversary trying to shift the balance of power. The right approach to grand strategy is vital to winning the War on Terror. In defending against aggressors targeted at the United States, a question is raised as to how can ... |
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| National Infrastructure Protection Plan: Partnering to Enhance Protection and Resiliency |
Jan-2009 |
189 pages |
| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC
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| Protecting and ensuring the resiliency of the critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR) of the United States is essential to the Nation's security, public health and safety, economic vitality, and way of life. Attacks on CIKR could significantly disrupt the functioning of government and business alike and produce cascading effects far beyond the targeted sector and physical location of the incident. Direct terrorist attacks and natural, manmade, or technological hazards ... |
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| Nuclear Terrorism: Assessing the Threat, Developing a Response |
Jan-2009 |
115 pages |
| Authors:
Evan B Montgomery; CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND BUDGETARY ASSESSMENTS WASHINGTON DC
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| Over the past several years, the prospect of a terrorist group armed with a nuclear weapon has frequently been cited as a genuine and overriding threat to the security of the United States. Although the likelihood of a nuclear terrorist attack may be relatively low, the consequences of such an attack would obviously be enormous. There is, therefore, widespread agreement regarding the severity of this threat. Despite this consensus, a ... |
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| On Nuclear Deterrence and Assurance |
Jan-2009 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Keith B Payne; NATIONAL INST FOR PUBLIC POLICY FAIRFAX VA
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| In due course, the fact that continuing faith in fixed Cold War models, terms, and metrics has stymied the Nuclear Posture Review's (NPR) implementation will be a historical footnote, one with possibly lasting effect. The important question to consider now, however, is not the fate of the 2001 NPR, but rather the fate of future reviews and efforts to better align U.S. strategic policy and requirements with the reality of ... |
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| Shared Challenges -- Joint Solutions? The United States and Europe Face New Global Security Risks -- High Times for Grand Strategy |
Jan-2009 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Ralph Rotte; Christoph Schwarz; RWTH AACHEN UNIV (GERMANY)
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| It seems reasonable to take a skeptical attitude with respect to any expectation of a reversal in American foreign policy under Obama vis-a-vis the course taken by his predecessor. At the same time, one can already clearly discern a gradual shift in the policy statements of the former candidate. These changes concern precisely those new global security risks that the European Union placed at the center of its European Security ... |
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| Waging Deterrence in the Twenty-First Century |
Jan-2009 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Greg Weaver; Kevin Chilton; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL
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| In recent years many national security policy scholars and practitioners have questioned whether deterrence remains a relevant, reliable, and realistic national security concept in the twenty-first century. That is a fair question. New threats to American security posed by transnational terrorists, asymmetric military strategies and capabilities, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by adversaries who see the world in profoundly different ways than do we have called ... |
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| Nuclear Weapons in U.S. National Security Policy: Past, Present, and Prospects |
30-Dec-2008 |
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| Authors:
Amy F Woolf; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Bush Administration has outlined a strategy of tailored deterrence to define the role that nuclear weapons play in U.S. national security policy. There has been little discussion of this concept, either in Congress or in the public at large. This leaves unanswered questions about how this strategy differs from U.S. nuclear strategy during the Cold War and how it might advise decisions about the size and structure of the ... |
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| Border Security: The Role of the U.S. Border Patrol |
20-Nov-2008 |
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| Authors:
Blas Nunez-Neto; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The United States Border Patrol (USBP) has a long and storied history as our nation's first line of defense against unauthorized migration. Today, the USBP's primary mission is to detect and prevent the entry of terrorists, weapons of mass destruction, and illegal aliens into the country, and to interdict drug smugglers and other criminals along the border. The Homeland Security Act of 2002 dissolved the Immigration and Naturalization Service and ... |
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| Chemical Biological Defense Program Strategic Plan |
30-Sep-2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR NUCLEAR AND CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAMS WASHINGTON DC
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| The purpose of this strategic plan is to focus and guide our actions in the Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP). Our immediate responsibility is to develop, deliver, and support the systems that provide strategic resilience - systems flexible enough to detect, protect, and remediate attacks by terrorists or hostile forces using a variety of Weapons of Mass Destruction devices. Our future responsibility is to provide the direction the CBDP ... |
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| Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress |
22-Sep-2008 |
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| Authors:
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) was launched on March 20, 2003, with the immediate stated goal of removing Saddam Hussein's regime and destroying its ability to use weapons of mass destruction or to make them available to terrorists. Over time, the focus of OIF shifted from regime removal to the more open-ended mission of helping the Government of Iraq (GoI) improve security, establish a system of governance, and foster economic development. ... |
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| Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses |
04-Sep-2008 |
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| Authors:
Kenneth Katzman; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Bush Administration characterizes Iran as a profound threat to U.S. national security interests, a perception generated primarily by Iran's nuclear program but that also takes into account Iran s military assistance to armed groups in Iraq, to the Palestinian group Hamas, and to Lebanese Hezbollah. The threat assessment of some other governments was lessened by the December 3, 2007 key judgements of a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) that indicates ... |
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| Campaign 2008: Innovative Ideas for Securing America. A Guide for Candidates |
03-Sep-2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
BUSINESS EXECUTIVES FOR NATIONAL SECURITY WASHINGTON DC
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| This election, voters are demanding creative, new approaches to the urgent national security challenges facing the United States. With the record-high cost of oil and gas, how can our nation?and our military?reduce its dependence on imported foreign oil? With American servicemen and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, how can we equip our troops with the most advanced tools and technologies so they can survive and succeed on the battlefield? ... |
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| U.S. Democratization Strategy: Origins and Obstacles |
01-Sep-2008 |
115 pages |
| Authors:
Chad G Wahlin; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The George W. Bush administration offered two rationales for the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003. First and foremost, the invasion would eliminate the threat that the Iraqi regime headed by Saddam Hussein might transfer weapons of mass destruction (WMD) to terrorist organizations. Second, the invasion would depose the brutal dictatorship in Baghdad and deliver the oppressed people of Iraq from tyranny. After the invasion, in the absence of ... |
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| Indicators and Indices of Conflict and Security: A Review and Classification of Open-Source Data |
Sep-2008 |
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| Authors:
Nada J Pavlovic; David R Mandel; Lisa C Hoshino; A W Dorn; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TORONTO (CANADA)
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| With the advent of the World Wide Web (WWW), there has been a proliferation of readily accessible open-source databases on conflict and security indicators and indices. The sheer proliferation and diversity of information sources, however, demands an increasing level of knowledge management to maximize the utility of the available information for end users. Part of that function involves discovering what data and information sources currently exist, as well as classifying ... |
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| Extending NASA's Exemption from the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act |
30-Jul-2008 |
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| Authors:
Carl Behrens; Mary B Nikitin; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000 (INA) was enacted to help stop foreign transfers to Iran of weapons of mass destruction, missile technology, and advanced conventional weapons technology, particularly from Russia. Section 6 of the INA banned U.S. payments to Russia in connection with the International Space Station (ISS) unless the U.S. President determined that Russia was taking steps to prevent such proliferation. When the President in 2004 announced that ... |
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| NATO in Afghanistan: A Test of the Transatlantic Alliance |
18-Jul-2008 |
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| Authors:
Paul Gallis; Vincent Morelli; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The mission of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Afghanistan is a test of the alliance's political will and military capabilities. The allies intended to create a "new" NATO, able to go beyond the European theater and combat new threats such as terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Afghanistan is NATO's first "out-of-area" mission beyond Europe. The purpose of the mission is the stabilization and reconstruction ... |
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| Defeating 802.11 Wireless Networks |
01-Jun-2008 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Charles R Cosnowski; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| Homeland Security of the United States is constantly under threat of attack from terrorist organizations. A variable and current terrorist threat is the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as weapons of mass destruction. These UAVs can be built simply and cheaply from commercial off the shelf (COTS) parts and are typically controlled using standard radio control (RC) technology. An emerging technology that is being implemented to control and communicate ... |
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| The Deterrence of Nuclear Terrorism through an Attribution Capability |
01-Jun-2008 |
65 pages |
| Authors:
Larry J Arbuckle; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The state of the world is such that the pace of nuclear weapons proliferation appears to be increasing. The growing number of nuclear states and amount of nuclear material available poses a great challenge to those who would attempt to keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists and other nonstate actors. This study examines how the development of a nuclear attribution capability using the tools and methods of ... |
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| France: Factors Shaping Foreign Policy, and Issues in U.S.-French Relations |
21-May-2008 |
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| Authors:
Paul Gallis; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The factors that shape French foreign policy have changed since the end of the Cold War. The perspectives of France and the United States have diverged in some cases. More core interests remain similar. Both countries governments have embraced the opportunity to build stability in Europe through an expanded European Union and NATO. Each has recognized that terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction are the most important ... |
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| Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq |
14-May-2008 |
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| Authors:
Kenneth Katzman; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Iran is materially assisting all major Shiite Muslim political factions in Iraq, most of which have longstanding ideological, political, and religious ties to Tehran, and their armed militias. The Administration notes growing involvement by Tehran in actively directing, training, and arming Shiite militiamen linked, to varying degrees, to hardline cleric Moqtada Al Sadr. Some analysis goes so far as to see a virtual proxy war between the United States and ... |
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| NATO in Afghanistan: A Test of the Transatlantic Alliance |
06 MAY 2008 |
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| Authors:
Paul Gallis; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The mission of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Afghanistan is a test of the alliance's political will and military capabilities. The allies wish to create a "new" NATO, able to go beyond the European theater and combat new threats such as terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Afghanistan is NATO's first "out-of-area" mission beyond Europe. The purpose of the mission is the stabilization and reconstruction ... |
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| Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses |
06 MAY 2008 |
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| Authors:
Kenneth Katzman; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Bush Administration characterizes Iran as a "profound threat to U.S. national security interests." The Administration perception is generated primarily by Iran's nuclear program but is increasingly focused on Iran's military assistance to armed groups in Iraq, which is resulting in U.S. battlefield losses. Iranian aid to the Palestinian group Hamas and Lebanese Hezbollah is also considered a key threat to U.S. interests. The threat assessment of some other governments ... |
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| Country Reports on Terrorism 2007 |
Apr-2008 |
313 pages |
| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON DC OFFICE OF THE COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM
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| AL-QA'IDA AND ASSOCIATED TRENDS: Al-Qa'ida (AQ) and associated networks remained the greatest terrorist threat to the United States and its partners in 2007. It has reconstituted some of its pre-9/11 operational capabilities through the exploitation of Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), replacement of captured or killed operational lieutenants, and the restoration of some central control by its top leadership, in particular Ayman al-Zawahiri. Although Usama bin Ladin remained the ... |
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| Choosing War: The Decision to Invade Iraq and Its Aftermath |
APR 2008 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph Collins; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC INST FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| Since 2006, the Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) has contributed to the Project on National Security Reform's study of the interagency process. The Project's mission is "to assist national leadership in improving the U.S. Government's ability "to effectively provide for the nation's security in the 21st century". This study is aimed at developing an interagency reform agenda that would parallel the historic Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of ... |
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| U.S. Nuclear Deterrence Policy: Do We Have it Right? |
28-Mar-2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Paul D Brown; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Cold War is over and the Soviet Union is gone. Africa, the South Pacific, and Latin America are nuclear weapon-free zones. China is a most favored trading partner. The United States and Russia have dismantled hundreds of nuclear weapons and decommissioned scores of bombers and submarines. There are numerous international treaties designed to create a world without the threat of nuclear holocaust. So why do states and other actors ... |
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| The National Security Strategy of the United Kingdom: Security in an Interdependent World |
01-Mar-2008 |
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| Authors:
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE LONDON (UNITED KINGDOM)
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| Providing security for the nation and for its citizens remains the most important responsibility of government. Since the end of the Cold War, the international landscape has been transformed. The opposition between two power blocs has been replaced by a more complex and unpredictable set of relationships. Economic trends, including more open global markets, and technological trends, particularly in communications, have strengthened the connections between individuals, businesses, societies and economies. ... |
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| Three Models of Anthrax Toxin Effects on the MAP-Kinase Pathway and Macrophage Survival |
01-Mar-2008 |
133 pages |
| Authors:
AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| Lethal factor (LF), a component of anthrax toxin, is the primary virulence factor that allows Bacillus anthracis to evade the immune response by blocking the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) enzymes. This research modifies three published MAPK models to reflect this signal inhibition and to estimate a first-order reaction rate by fitting the models to published viability data for two macrophage cell lines cultured with the LF-producing Bacillus anthracis-Vollum1B ... |
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| A Uniform Approach to National Suicide Bomber Incident Response and Recovery |
MAR 2008 |
141 pages |
| Authors:
Dwayne C. Day; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| First responders in the United States are not adequately prepared to respond to a suicide bomber attack. Police, fire, and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) are using protocols that do not anticipate the unique needs of a suicide bomber response. There is an urgent need to develop and implement a consistent approach for responding to suicide bombers. This thesis developed a Suicide Bomber Response Framework using International Association of Chiefs of ... |
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| United States Intelligence Community: Information Sharing Strategy |
22 FEB 2008 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE WASHINGTON DC
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| The need to share information became an imperative to protect our Nation in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on our homeland. The Intelligence Community's "need-to-know" culture, a necessity during the Cold War, is now a handicap that threatens our ability to uncover, respond, and protect against terrorism and other asymmetric threats. Each intelligence agency has its own networks and data repositories that make it very difficult to piece together ... |
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| Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons and Missiles: Status and Trends |
20 FEB 2008 |
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| Authors:
Paul K. Kerr; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The United States has long recognized the dangers inherent in the spread of nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) weapons, and missiles. This report, which analyzes NBC weapons programs potential threat patterns around the globe, is updated as needed. The total number of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons in the world is shrinking as the major powers scale back their inventories through unilateral reductions and arms control, but other countries and ... |
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| Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) |
04-Feb-2008 |
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| Authors:
Mary B Nikitin; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) was formed to increase international cooperation in interdicting shipments of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), their delivery systems, and related materials. The Initiative was announced by President Bush on May 31, 2003. PSI does not create a new legal framework but aims to use existing national authorities and international law to achieve its goals. Initially, 11 nations signed on to the "Statement of Interdiction Principles" ... |
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| Proliferation Control Regimes: Background and Status |
31-Jan-2008 |
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| Authors:
Steve Bowman; Paul Kerr; Mary B Nikitin; Steven A Hildreth; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Weapons of mass destruction (WMD), especially in the hands of radical states and terrorists, represent a major threat to U.S. national security interests. Multilateral regimes were established to restrict trade in nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and missile technologies, and to monitor their civil applications. Congress may consider the efficacy of these regimes in considering the potential renewal of the Export Administration Act, as well as other proliferation-specific legislation in ... |
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| Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) |
16 JAN 2008 |
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| Authors:
Mary B. Nikitin; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) was formed to increase international cooperation in interdicting shipments of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), their delivery systems, and related materials. The Initiative was announced by President Bush on May 31, 2003. PSI does not create a new legal framework but aims to use existing national authorities and international law to achieve its goals. Initially, 11 nations signed on to the "Statement of Interdiction Principles" ... |
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| US Foreign Policy toward North Korea: A Way Ahead |
Jan-2008 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
David A Anderson; Robert F II; Ogden; DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC
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| It is clear that while both the Clinton and Bush administrations have taken different approaches, in both cases U.S. policy has narrowly focused on the nuclear issue, tended to ignore or otherwise not meet the interests of North Korea, and ineffectively leveraged other regional players. Not surprisingly, the results have been the same. North Korea remains an adversarial country with nuclear ambitions, and comprehensive U.S. interests have not been met. ... |
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| Small Ships in Theater Security Cooperation |
2008 |
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| Authors:
Robert W. Button; Irv Blickstein; Laurence Smallman; David Newton; Michele A. Poole; Michael Nixon; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| The United States entered the War on Terror following the events of September 11, 2001. The National Security Strategy, the National Defense Strategy, and the National Military Strategy have since been altered to accommodate the additional requirements and new priorities needed to win this war. With regard to the U.S. Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations established the following Navy missions in support of the War on Terror: *Deny terrorists ... |
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| Intelligence Estimates: How Useful to Congress? |
14 DEC 2007 |
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| Authors:
Jr Best Richard A.; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs) are often of considerable interest to Members of Congress. They represent the most formal assessment of a given issue by the U.S. Intelligence Community and address issues of major national security importance that may require congressional action. The intelligence process, however, is not an exact science and some NIEs have proved unreliable because they were based on insufficient evidence or contained faulty analysis. This was demonstrated ... |
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| China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues |
13 DEC 2007 |
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| Authors:
Shirley A. Kan; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Congress has long been concerned about whether U.S. policy advances the national interest in reducing the role of the People s Republic of China (PRC) in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and missiles that could deliver them. Recipients of China s technology reportedly include Pakistan and countries that the State Department says support terrorism, such as Iran and North Korea. This CRS Report, updated as warranted, discusses ... |
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