Legal Weapons of Mass Destruction Consequence Management

Abstract

On 2-3 May 2002, Defense Threat Reduction Agency Advanced Systems and Concepts Office sponsored and the Office of General Counsel hosted the Weapons of Mass Destruction Consequence Management Legal Seminar, the first part of a series of seminars designed to explore and discuss the legal issues regarding the responsibility and authority of Federal and State departments and agencies that may arise during the consequence management (CM) phase of a weapons of mass destruction (WMD) event in the United States. Three panels during the seminar examined inter-organizational capabilities and authorities applicable to a WMD event--the detonation of a radiological dispersal device (RDD) in downtown, Central City, USA. The panels were presented with a fictitious scenario involving the detonation of a RDD in the center of a large metropolitan area and were asked to address the legal requirements for and issues attendant to agency and inter-agency response during specific response phases.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA524787

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Department Of State
  • Emergency Response
  • Employment
  • Environmental Protection
  • First Responders
  • Fluids
  • Health Services
  • Homeland Security
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Health
  • Security Personnel
  • Therapy
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

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  • Criminal Law
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Strategic Security Studies