11
September 2018
Past Event
Weapons of Mass Destruction and Cooperative Threat Reduction: Looking Ahead

Weapons of Mass Destruction and Cooperative Threat Reduction: Looking Ahead

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
September 11, 2018
11
September 2018
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:
David R. Franz

U.S. Army, Retired

Elizabeth Turpen

President, Octant Associates and Non-Resident Adjunct, Institute for Defense Analyses

Richard Weitz

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, preventing weapons of mass destruction (WMD) from falling into the hands of a state or non-state adversary has been a critical priority for the U.S.

A report of a workshop conducted by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences Committee on International Security and Arms Control examines how the U.S. government is managing the threat posed by WMDs through its Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) programs. As argued in “Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs for the Next Ten Years and Beyond,” the cooperative dimension of CTR programs has allowed the U.S. to collaborate with other governments, nongovernmental agencies, and the private sector to reduce WMD threats outside of the United States. However, as the report co-chairs assert, more can and should be done. By tailoring engagement and enhancing the impact of the CTR programs through for example, more government-industry collaborations and better cooperation with multilateral organizations, cooperative threat reduction can continue to improve the long-term security of the U.S. and its allies.

On September 11, Hudson convened a panel with the co-chairs of the new report to discuss their assessments of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs

Hudson Institute would like to thank the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for supporting our nuclear nonproliferation and security dialogues. Please follow our MacArthur Foundation work here.

To view Elizabeth Turpen's slides, click here.

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