The Biological Threat Reduction Program of the Department of Defense

From Foreign Assistance to Sustainable Partnerships

National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Security Development and Cooperation, Office for Central Europe and Eurasia, Committee on Prevention of Proliferation of Biological Weapons (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

120 Seiten

2007
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-11158-4 (ISBN)

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This Congressionally-mandated report identifies areas for further cooperation with Russia and other states of the former Soviet Union under the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program of the Department of Defense in the specific area of prevention of proliferation of biological weapons. The report reviews relevant U.S. government programs, and particularly the CTR program, and identifies approaches for overcoming obstacles to cooperation and for increasing the long-term impact of the program. It recommends strong support for continuation of the CTR program.

Table of Contents

Front Matter
Summary
Introduction
1 Security Context for the Biological Threat Reduction Program
2 Achievements of the Biological Threat Reduction Program
3 U.S. Government-Wide Biological Threat Reduction Programs and Interagency Coordination
4 Overcoming Obstacles Confronting the Biological Threat Reduction Program
5 Future of the Biological Threat Reduction Program
6 Recommendations
Appendix A Committee Biographies
Appendix B Extracts from Recent National Research Council Reports
Appendix C Relevant Reports by the National Academies
Appendix D Relevant Recent Reports by the U.S. Government Accountability Office
Appendix E Other Reports of Interest
Appendix F Research Projects Supported under the Cooperative Biological Research Program
Appendix G Agenda of February 7, 2007, Committee Meeting
Appendix H Foreign Colleagues Who Participated in Discussions of BTRP in Garmisch, Germany

Committee on Prevention of Proliferation of Biological Weapons, Office for Central Europe and Eurasia, National Research Council

1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 Introduction; 4 1 Security Context for the Biological Threat Reduction Program; 5 2 Achievements of the Biological Threat Reduction Program; 6 3 U.S. Government-Wide Biological Threat Reduction Programs and Interagency Coordination; 7 4 Overcoming Obstacles Confronting the Biological Threat Reduction Program; 8 5 Future of the Biological Threat Reduction Program; 9 6 Recommendations; 10 Appendix A Committee Biographies; 11 Appendix B Extracts from Recent National Research Council Reports; 12 Appendix C Relevant Reports by the National Academies; 13 Appendix D Relevant Recent Reports by the U.S. Government Accountability Office; 14 Appendix E Other Reports of Interest; 15 Appendix F Research Projects Supported under the Cooperative Biological Research Program; 16 Appendix G Agenda of February 7, 2007, Committee Meeting; 17 Appendix H Foreign Colleagues Who Participated in Discussions of BTRP in Garmisch, Germany

Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.11.2007
Verlagsort	Washington
Sprache	englisch
Maße	216 x 279 mm
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	0-309-11158-7 / 0309111587
ISBN-13	978-0-309-11158-4 / 9780309111584
Zustand	Neuware