The Evolution of Cooperative Threat Reduction: Issues for Congress

Abstract

The United States uses a number of policy tools to address the threat of attack using chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons. These include a set of financial and technical programs known, variously, as cooperative threat reduction (CTR) programs, nonproliferation assistance, or, global security engagement. Congress has supported these programs over the years, but has raised a number of questions about their implementation and their future direction. Over the years, the CTR effort shifted from an emergency response to impending chaos in the Soviet Union to a broader program seeking to keep CBRN weapons away from rogue nations or terrorist groups. It has also grown from a DOD-centered effort to include projects funded by the Department of Defense (DOD), the State Department, the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Together, these agencies sought nearly $1.67 billion for these programs in FY2016.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 23, 2015
Accession Number
AD1169618

Entities

People

  • Amy F. Woolf
  • Mary Beth D. Nikitin

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Congress
  • Counterterrorism
  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Fissile Materials
  • Homeland Security
  • Interagency Coordination
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Terrorism
  • Treaties
  • Ussr

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Strategic Security Studies