Weapons of Mass Destruction

Paper Summary:

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate an understanding of the national security decision-making process and U.S security issues related to weapons of mass destruction proliferation and to demonstrate an understanding of the national security decision-making process and U.S. security issues. It further evaluates the U.S. security policies and their effectiveness in supporting the U.S. national security strategy.

Outline:
Objective
Introduction
Chapter One
U.S. Strategy for Nonproliferation
Three Key Treaties for Stemming Proliferation of WMD
Chapter Two
Limitations of the Three Treaties
Countries that are not a Party to the Treaties
Four Multilateral Export Control Arrangements
Two U.S. Agencies Administer the Export Control System
Time and Resources of the U.S. in Elimination of WMD
Chapter Three
United States Policy Since Reassessment in 2001
Summary and Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The amount of funding that has been required in the efforts of the United States to assist other newly independent countries in the elimination of weapons of mass destruction and the material that are used to produce these weapons is astronomical and even with all of this being spent the efforts have not been a full success. While many nations throughout the world are parties to the various treaties, concerning nuclear weapons there are still significant countries that are not members to these treaties and that present a problem for U.S. security and create security threat and risks to other countries on a worldwide basis."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Christoff, Joseph A. (2001) Weapons of Mass Destruction: Assessing U.S. Policy Tools for Combating Proliferation November 7, 2001. International Affairs and Trade Testimony of Joseph A. Christoff, Director before the Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate.
• Kristensen, Hans M. (2006) "The Role of U.S. Nuclear Weapons: New Doctrine Falls Short of Bush Pledge" Arms Control Association September 2005 Online available at: http://www.armscontrol.org/act/2005_09/Kristensen.asp.
• Tenet, George (2000) Weapons of Mass Destruction: A New Dimension in U.S. Middle East Policy Middle East Review of International Affairs Volume 4, No. 2 - June 2000.
• Bush Administration Releases New WMD Strategic Plan (2002) Special Report from the U.S. Embassy in Seoul Korea December 11, 2002.
• The National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction (2002) Available Online at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/12/WMDStrategy.pdf.

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