Global Security Engagement: A New Model for Cooperative Threat Reduction

National Academy of Sciences

doi:10.17226/12583

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Global Security Engagement

A New Model for Cooperative Threat Reduction

(2009)

The government's first Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) programs were created in 1991 to eliminate the former Soviet Union's nuclear, chemical, and other weapons and prevent their proliferation. The programs have accomplished a great deal: deactivating thousands of nuclear warheads, neutralizing chemical weapons, converting weapons facilities for peaceful use, and redirecting the work of former weapons scientists and engineers, among other efforts. Originally designed to deal with immediate post-Cold War challenges, the programs must be expanded to other regions and fundamentally redesigned as an active tool of foreign policy that can address contemporary threats from groups that are that are agile, networked, and adaptable. As requested by Congress, Global Security Engagement proposes how this goal can best be achieved.

To meet the magnitude of new security challenges, particularly at the nexus of weapons of mass destruction and terrorism, Global Security Engagement recommends a new, more flexible, and responsive model that will draw on a broader range of partners than current programs have. The White House, working across the Executive Branch and with Congress, must lead this effort.

Contributor(s): National Academy of Sciences; Policy and Global Affairs; Committee on International Security and Arms Control; Committee on Strengthening and Expanding the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program

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National Academy of Sciences. 2009. Global Security Engagement: A New Model for Cooperative Threat Reduction. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/12583.

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180 pages | 6 x 9 |

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Paperback: 978-0-309-13106-3
Ebook: 978-0-309-14237-3

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/12583

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-xiv
Executive Summary	1-4
Overview	5-16
Introduction	17-20
1 The Evolution of Cooperative Threat Reduction	21-38
2 Cooperative Threat Reduction in the 21st Century: Objectives, Opportunities, and Lessons	39-68
3 The Form and Function of Cooperative Threat Reduction 2.0: Engaging Partners to Enhance Global Security	69-98
4 The Role of the Department of Defense in Cooperative Threat Reduction 2.0	99-116
5 Cooperative Threat Reduction 2.0: Implementation Checklist	117-122
List of Acronyms	123-126
Appendixes	127-128
Appendix A: H.R. 1585: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008	129-132
Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members	133-138
Appendix C: Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program History: References	139-140
Appendix D: List of Committee Meetings and Speakers	141-142
Appendix E: The Evolution of U.S. Government Threat Reduction Programs	143-148
Appendix F: Nunn-Lugar Scorecard	149-150
Appendix G: The G8 Global Partnership: Guidelines for New or Expanded Cooperation Projects	151-154
Appendix H: A Comparison of the Characteristics of Six Weapons Systems from the Perspective of a State or Terrorist Organization	155-158
Appendix I: Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs	159-162
Appendix J: Congressional Guidelines and Corresponding Findings and Recommendations	163-166

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