Global Security Engagement II: A Symposium to Update Cooperative Threat Reduction for 2016 and Beyond
Abstract
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Committee on International Security and Arms Control proposes to convene a symposium of key thinkers and practitioners from the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) programs to examine a set of specific questions about CTR efforts for the coming decade. The CTR Program was created in 1991 as the Soviet Union collapsed provide financial assistance and engineering expertise for securing or eliminating nuclear weapons delivery systems, warheads, materials, and technology from the Soviet nuclear weapons complex. These activities continued for many years, growing to encompass a broader scope and more donor countries. In 2009, the NAS report Global Security Engagement: A New Model for Cooperative Threat Reduction concluded that expanding and updating CTR programs in both form and function would enhance U.S. national security and global stability. Much progress has been made, with CTR programs achieving some security goals and also moving in the directions NAS recommended; but much has also changed since 2009, including the cessation of cooperative work with Russia in 2014. It is time to update the thinking about CTR programs in the context of 2016 and beyond. NAS’s symposium will be open to the public and webcast, and should benefit academic, non-government and government researchers, and practitioners of CTR programs in the United States and also in other countries.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 11, 2016
- Source ID
- N002441610036
Entities
People
- Benjamin Rusek
Organizations
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency
- National Academy of Sciences