Assessing the Effectiveness of the International Counterproliferation Program
ResearchPublished Sep 12, 2011
The threat posed by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) is among the central strategic national security challenges that the United States is facing. The breadth and scope of this challenge requires interagency cooperation, as well as coordination with a broad array of international partners. To effectively confront the threat of WMD proliferation, the United States relies on the will and capacity of its allies and international partners for assistance. This cooperation often requires investments in security cooperation programs aimed at enhancing partner capacity. Assessing the impact of security cooperation efforts is inherently difficult. However, such assessments generate data on which more-informed decisions about program funding at all levels of government can be based. In addition to serving the needs of decisionmakers, assessments provide information to those directly involved in the planning and implementation of security cooperation programs. This report demonstrates how an assessment framework developed in previous RAND research can be applied to combating WMD programs by illustrating its utility for the International Counterproliferation Program.
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- Year: 2011
- Print Format: Paperback
- Paperback Pages: 78
- Paperback Price: $22.50
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- Document Number: TR-981-DTRA
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Moroney, Jennifer D. P., Aidan Kirby Winn, Jeffrey Engstrom, Joe Hogler, Thomas Young, and Michelle Spencer, Assessing the Effectiveness of the International Counterproliferation Program, RAND Corporation, TR-981-DTRA, 2011. As of September 11, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR981.html
Moroney, Jennifer D. P., Aidan Kirby Winn, Jeffrey Engstrom, Joe Hogler, Thomas Young, and Michelle Spencer, Assessing the Effectiveness of the International Counterproliferation Program. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2011. https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR981.html. Also available in print form.
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