Consequence Management: In Need of A Timeout (Joint Force Quarterly, Summer 1999)

Abstract

Fifty years of successful counterproliferation efforts are coming to an end. Many countries are decided on acquiring weapons of mass destruction (WMD), something that this nation cannot prevent. The likelihood that such devices will get into the hands of a rogue state, terrorist group, or dissidents violently opposed to U.S. interests cannot be discounted. This threat is unlike any other confronted by America in its history. Concern over WMD led Congress to mandate the enhancement of domestic preparedness and response measures to cope with terrorist attacks involving the use of nuclear, radiological, biological, and chemical weapons in the Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997. The responsibilities of individual federal agencies were further delineated in Executive Order 12656.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA426663

Entities

People

  • Amy M. Rowe
  • Brian M. Lewis
  • Scott R. Taylor

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Weapons
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Department Of State
  • Disasters
  • Emergencies
  • Emergency Response
  • First Responders
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Law
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Training
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies