Report on Activities and Programs for Countering Proliferation and NBC Terrorism. Executive Summary
Abstract
In the 1994 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (as amended), Congress directed that the Counterproliferation Program Review Committee (CPRC) be established to review activities and programs related to countering proliferation within the Department of Defense (DoD) (Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), Commanders in Chief (CINCs), and Services), Department of Energy (DOE), and U.S. intelligence community (IC). The high-level national commitment to countering proliferation threats is reflected in the CPRC's membership. It is chaired by the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) and composed of the Secretary of Energy (as vice chair), the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS). The CPRC is chartered to make and implement recommendations regarding interdepartmental activities and programs to address shortfalls in existing and programmed capabilities to counter the proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their means of delivery (NBC/M). In the 1997 NDAA, Congress broadened the CPRC's responsibilities and specified that the CPRC add to its mandate the review of activities and programs of the CPRC-represented organizations related to countering paramilitary and terrorist NBC threats. The findings and recommendations of the CPRC's annual review for 2002 are presented in this, its ninth annual report to Congress.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA423104