Combating WMD: Challenges for the Next 10 Years
Abstract
The Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD Center) of the National Defense University convened a 2-day conference in May 2004 to examine key challenges that the combating-WMD community will need to address in the coming decade. The conference, entitled "Combating WMD: Ten Challenges for the Next Ten Years," drew an audience of more than 150 leading experts from government, military, academia, and the private sector. This report is grounded in, but further elaborates on, the presentations and discussions conducted in that conference. While all sessions were off the record and all comments delivered on a non-attribution basis, the authors appreciate the many speakers and panelists for their direct and indirect contributions to, and/or review of, this product. In particular, the WMD Center thanks Dr. Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor, for delivering the conference keynote address; Charles B. Curtis of the Nuclear Threat Initiative for his perspectives on international cooperation in combating WMD; Vice Admiral Arthur K. Cebrowski for his presentation on transforming technology and acquisition; and Michael Eisenstadt for his presentation on the lessons learned from Iraq. Additionally, the conference owes its success to the following key participants: Kenneth W. Bernard, Lisa Bronson, Doug Bruder, William J. Burns, Joseph R. DeTrani, Lewis Dunn, Michael K. Evenson, Jane Fletcher, Charles R. Gallaway, Leonard A. Izzo, Robert Joseph, Kevin J. Kennedy, Susan J. Koch, Jeffrey B. Kohler, Christopher J. Lamb, Maureen McCarthy, Charles W. Neeley, Vayl S. Oxford, Brad Roberts, Guy Roberts, Mark B. Schneider, David H. Stephens, Richard L. Wagner, Jr., Forrest E. Waller, and Robert Walpole. We also credit and thank Paul Bernstein for his substantial contributions to this report.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA438879
Entities
Organizations
- National Defense University