Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Report

Assessing the Effectiveness of the International Counterproliferation Program — Sep 12, 2011

Addressing the threat of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction requires interagency and international cooperation. This report demonstrates how one assessment framework can be applied to security cooperation programs.

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Early Observations on Possible Defenses by the Emerging Threat Agent Project — Jan 19, 2011

Gaps in defenses against chemical and biological weapon agents can pose a serious risk to U.S. military operations. This paper summarizes early expert observations about the threat and possible responses.

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Report

Building Partner Capacity to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction — Feb 24, 2009

Outlines and then applies a four-step process for developing regional approaches to building partner capacity (BPC) to combat weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

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Journal Article

Technology Strategies for Homeland Security: Adaptation and Coevolution of Offense and Defense — Jan 1, 2009

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Report

Enhancement by Enlargement: The Proliferation Security Initiative — Nov 21, 2008

Details the cost-and-benefit estimates arrived at by five key countries reluctant to affiliate with the Proliferation Security Initiative (the "hold-out" nations) and suggests strategies for changing those estimates in favor of affiliation.

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Commentary

Intelligence -- a Funhouse of Reflections — Feb 15, 2004

Published commentary by RAND staff.

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Commentary

Why We Didn't Get the Picture — Feb 1, 2004

Published commentary by RAND staff.

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Commentary

The Decision for War Was Still Right — Jul 18, 2003

commentaries by RAND Staff: insightful commentaries on current events, published in newspapers, magazines and journals worldwide.

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Commentary

N. Korea's Threat to S. Korea — Mar 7, 2003

Published commentary by RAND staff.

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Commentary

Forum: What's a 'Just War' These Days? — Feb 16, 2003

As we move from theory toward practice, Terrence K. Kelly re-examines the standards for an era of prolific weapons of mass destruction.

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Commentary

WAR OR PEACE? Why, For Now, There Will be No War with Iraq — Jan 19, 2003

commentaries by RAND Staff: Why, for now, there will be no war with Iraq.

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Commentary

Iraq's Had Time to Really Hide Its Weapons Sites — Sep 19, 2002

Published commentary by RAND staff.

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Commentary

Sitting on the Sidelines Isn't Good Enough — Mar 11, 2002

Published commentary by RAND staff.

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Report

Nonproliferation Sanctions — Jan 1, 2001

This study examines the United States' use of sanctions against foreign entities to prevent the proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons.

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Journal Article

Good Disarmament -And Bad — Jan 1, 1961

There are several roads to, and several kinds of, disarmanent.

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People

Bruce W. Bennett

Senior Defense Analyst
Ph.D. in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; B.S. in economics, California Institute of Technology

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People

Brian G. Chow

Senior Physical Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in physics, Case Western Reserve University; Ph.D. in finance, M.B.A (with distinction), University of Michigan

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People

Jessica Yeats

Assistant Policy Analyst
Ph.D. candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School; B.A. in Spanish, Idaho State University; B.A. in economics & philosophy, Idaho State University

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