Counterproliferation: A National Security Priority

Abstract

Let me echo Dr. White's assessment that stemming the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their missile delivery systems - counterproliferation - is universally recognized as a significant national priority by all elements of the U.S. national security community. President Clinton, for example, emphasized in the National Security Strategy released in February of this year, that "a key part of our strategy is to seek to stem the proliferation of such weapons and to develop an effective capability to deal with these threats." In May, the National Military Strategy was issued by our nation's senior military leader, General Shalikashvili, who described the threat of weapons of mass destruction as one of the "...four principal dangers which our military, in combination with other elements of national power must address." Counterproliferation is an integral part of the Joint Staff's Joint Warfighting Capabilities Assessment process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 27, 1995
Accession Number
ADA340437

Entities

People

  • Paul G. Kaminski

Organizations

  • Office Of The Under Secretary Of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Counter WMD
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Waves
  • Acquisition
  • Biological Agent Detectors
  • Biological Weapons
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Lidar
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Range Finding
  • Security
  • United States
  • United States European Command
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Strategic Security Studies