Evian and Beyond: Priorities for the Global Partnership
About
A coalition of 20 security organizations from 16 countries called for more progress in a worldwide effort to stem the spread of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons in a statement released in Paris.
Understanding
the Terrorism Threat
WMD terrorism is a threat to global security. In 2010 testimony, the U.S. director of national intelligence said that dozens of identified domestic and international terrorists and terrorist groups have expressed intent to obtain and use WMD in future acts of terrorism.
Global Security Newswire
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Norway Killer Claims Allies Are Attempting to Acquire WMD
July 28, 2011
The man who has acknowledged carrying out last week's mass killings in Norway claimed in his online treatise that he was allied with other right-wight militant groups, some of whom he said were pursuing acquisition of unconventional weapons, the Federation of American Scientists noted on Wednesday (see GSN, July 27).
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EU Officials Propose Plan for Preventing WMD Terrorism
June 25, 2009
The executive branch of the European Union has moved to bolster the coalition's capabilities to prevent and respond to potential terrorist strikes involving weapons of mass destruction, Agence France-Presse reported yesterday (see GSN, May 19).
