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This Congressionally-mandated report identifies areas for further cooperation with Russia and other states of the former Soviet Union under the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program of the Department of Defense in the specific area of prevention of proliferation of biological weapons. The report reviews relevant U.S. government programs, and particularly the CTR program, and identifies approaches for overcoming obstacles to cooperation and for increasing the long-term impact of the program. It recommends strong support for continuation of the CTR program. Table of Contents Front Matter Summary Introduction 1 Security Context for the Biological Threat Reduction Program 2 Achievements of the Biological Threat Reduction Program 3 U.S. Government-Wide Biological Threat Reduction Programs and Interagency Coordination 4 Overcoming Obstacles Confronting the Biological Threat Reduction Program 5 Future of the Biological Threat Reduction Program 6 Recommendations Appendix A Committee Biographies Appendix B Extracts from Recent National Research Council Reports Appendix C Relevant Reports by the National Academies Appendix D Relevant Recent Reports by the U.S. Government Accountability Office Appendix E Other Reports of Interest Appendix F Research Projects Supported under the Cooperative Biological Research Program Appendix G Agenda of February 7, 2007, Committee Meeting Appendix H Foreign Colleagues Who Participated in Discussions of BTRP in Garmisch, Germany

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Author:   National Research Council ,  Policy and Global Affairs ,  Development, Security, and Cooperation ,  Office for Central Europe and Eurasia
Publisher:   National Academies Press
Imprint:   National Academies Press
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780309111584

ISBN 10:   0309111587
Pages:   120
Publication Date:   10 November 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 Introduction; 4 1 Security Context for the Biological Threat Reduction Program; 5 2 Achievements of the Biological Threat Reduction Program; 6 3 U.S. Government-Wide Biological Threat Reduction Programs and Interagency Coordination; 7 4 Overcoming Obstacles Confronting the Biological Threat Reduction Program; 8 5 Future of the Biological Threat Reduction Program; 9 6 Recommendations; 10 Appendix A Committee Biographies; 11 Appendix B Extracts from Recent National Research Council Reports; 12 Appendix C Relevant Reports by the National Academies; 13 Appendix D Relevant Recent Reports by the U.S. Government Accountability Office; 14 Appendix E Other Reports of Interest; 15 Appendix F Research Projects Supported under the Cooperative Biological Research Program; 16 Appendix G Agenda of February 7, 2007, Committee Meeting; 17 Appendix H Foreign Colleagues Who Participated in Discussions of BTRP in Garmisch, Germany

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Committee on Prevention of Proliferation of Biological Weapons, Office for Central Europe and Eurasia, National Research Council

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