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Appendix D: Strategy Assessment Rubric
Pages 177-182

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... above are also politically feasible. Legend 1.
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... Rating Scale A1 Criteria Inadequate There is no evidence that the United States possesses even one key goal aimed at the above categories. Partially Inadequate There is some, but only partial, evidence that the United States possesses at least one key goal aimed at the above categories of chemical terrorism.
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... Combine components to rate Adequacy of "A "Overall. Rating Scale: Criteria Combined A Inadequate If any of A1, A2 or A3 is rated "Inadequate." Partially Inadequate If all of A1, A2, or A3 are rated at least as "Partially Inadequate," but not all are "Partially Adequate" or "Adequate." Partially Adequate If all of A1, A2, and A3 are rated at least as "Partially Adequate," but not all are "Adequate." Adequate If all of A1, A2, and A3 are rated as "Adequate." Use all evidence rate component B1.
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... Rating Scale: B2a Definition Inadequate Existing policies, plans, and resource allocations taken together are insufficient to achieve Goal a (and by extension the level of threat likely to emerge in the timeframe)
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... are also politically feasible. Combine components to Rate Overall Adequacy of C
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... What technical, policy, or resource gaps, if any, are limiting the strategy from being used to adequately identify international chemical threats? national chemical threats?
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