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Weapons of Mass Destruction

Lead by the US, NATO is increasing its focus on the proliferation of and potential threat from weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Pulling back from early proposals for an aggressive, military-focused counter-proliferation effort, the US is now seeking enhanced intelligence gathering and information sharing among Allies on WMD issues. This approach has broad support in NATO; whether this effort will lead to broader counter-proliferation initiatives remains to be seen.

This page will include updates on the WMD proposal as well as a link to the chapter on this topic from BASIC's Risk Reduction Strategy for NATO.

Updates

• NATO Assigns Counterproliferation Tasks to Military Forces 25 April 1999
• What Happened to the NATO Nuclear Debate? 21 Apr 1999
• US Outlines WMD Initiative 26 March 1999
• UK Reaffirms Commitment to CBW Counterproliferation 24 February 1999

Document on Weapons of Mass Destruction: chapter from A Risk Reduction Strategy for NATO: Preparing for the Next 50 Years (BASIC Research Report 99.1, January 1999.

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