http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33627.pdf
Describes the role of North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces in Afghanistan and how it serves as a test of the ability of NATO to go beyond the European theater and combat such threats as terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/RL31555.pdf
Examines the security problems related to Chinese proliferation of missiles and other weapons, especially export of such weapons technology by China to Pakistan, Iran, and North Korea. Also examines the U.S. policy response to this problem since the mid-1990s. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.
Recommends action in six areas to reduce U.S. vulnerabilities and improve capabilities for mitigation and recovery. Forms the first or main volume to a 2005 study completed shortly before Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans but not issued for public use until 2007. Vol.2 covered supporting papers and was not released. From the Defense Science Board.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/RL31555.pdf
Discusses the role of China in weapons proliferation, especially with regard to weapon sales to Iran, Pakistan, and North Korea, and issues related to the U.S. policy response, including summit meetings, threatened sanctions, and restrictions on satellite exports. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
https://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=771
Subtitled: Pyongyang's Conventional Forces, Weapons of Mass Destruction, and Ballistic Missiles. Assesses the Korean military capability and intentions. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/RL32359.pdf
Remedies for loose nukes. Discusses the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program to reduce the risk that weapons of mass destruction will fall into the hands of terrorist groups, the range of possible uses for CTR funds, the kinds of assistance that might be supplied, and the legal, financial, technical, and political constraints on assistance. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.
http://intelligence.senate.gov/phaseiiaccuracy.pdf
Declassified version of report that discloses that U.S. intelligence analysts disputed the alleged links between Iraq and al-Qaeda during prewar period when administration officials were claiming such links to justify war. Full title is Postwar Findings About Iraq's WMD Programs and Links to Terrorism and How They Compare with Prewar Assessments, Together With Additional Views. Part of a larger report, not yet complete, on the use of prewar intelligence prior to the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. From the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
http://www.fas.org/irp/threat/nbcterror2006.pdf
Offers an overview of U.S. government programs to detect, prevent and counter the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and nuclear, biological, and chemical based terrorist threats. A publicly available executive summary from the Department of Defense, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.
http://www.dni.gov/reports/WMDCommissionReport.pdf
Report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on progress made by his office in reforming the intelligence community and meeting the recommendations of the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction. From the Office of the DNI
http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/cbrn.htm
Extensive bibliography of information sources on the topic. Covers books, journal articles, government documents and Internet sources. From Air University Library, of the U.S. Air Force
http://www.fas.org/irp/threat/wmd-acq.pdf
Reports concern that Iran may have a clandestine nuclear weapons program. Also includes sections on Libya, North Korea, Syria, and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism. Discusses China, North Korea and Russia as key suppliers. Covers the period of 2004, though the Deputy Director of National Intelligence is charged with delivering such reports every six months. Posted by the Federation of American Scientists.
