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Weapons of Terror: Freeing the World of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Arms (2006), by Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission, contrib. by Hans Blix (PDF at wmdcommission.org)
Federal Response to Domestic Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction-Training for First Responders: Hearing Before the Military Research and Development Subcommittee of the Committee on National Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, Hearing Held March 21, 1998 (Washington: GPO, 1998), by United States House Committee on National Security (page images at HathiTrust)
Know Thy Enemy: Profiles of Adversary Leaders and Their Strategic Cultures (second edition, 2003), ed. by Barry R. Schneider and Jerrold M. Post (PDF files at af.mil)
Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: Assessing the Risks (OTA-ISC-559; 1993), by United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment (page images at HathiTrust)
Nuclear, biological, and chemical threats and US government policy in the post-Cold War international security environment (USAF Institute for National Security Studies, US Air Force Academy, 2000), by James M. Smith and USAF Institute for National Security Studies (page images at HathiTrust)
US China relations (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1998), by United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (page images at HathiTrust)
Controlling weapons of mass destruction : findings from USIP-sponsored projects (United States Institute of Peace, 2001), by Deepa M. Ollapally and United States Institute of Peace (page images at HathiTrust)
Meeting tomorrow's challenges (Center for Counterproliferation Research, National Defense University, 2001), by National Defense University and Center for Counterproliferation Research (page images at HathiTrust)
The role of bilateral and multilateral arms control agreements in controlling threats from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction : hearings before the International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services Subcommittee of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, first and second session. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2003), by Proliferation United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on International Security (page images at HathiTrust)
Emergency regarding proliferation of weapons of mass destruction : message from the President of the United States transmitting a 6-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction that was declared in Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c) and 50 U.S.C. 1641(c). (U.S. G.P.O., 2003), by United States. President (2001-2009 : Bush), George W. Bush, and United States House Committee on International Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
Emergency regarding proliferation of weapons of mass destruction : communication from the President of the United States transmitting a 6-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction that was declared in Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c) and 50 U.S.C. 1641(c). (U.S. G.P.O., 2003), by United States. President (2001-2009 : Bush), George W. Bush, and United States House Committee on International Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
Continuation of the national emergency with respect to proliferation of WMD and their delivery systems : communication from the President of the United States transmitting notification that the national emergency declared with respect to proliferation of WMD and their delivery systems is to continue in effect beyond November 14, 2003, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d). (U.S. G.P.O., 2003), by United States. President (2001-2009 : Bush), George W. Bush, and United States House Committee on International Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
Know thy enemy : profiles of adversary leaders and their strategic cultures (USAF Counterproliferation Center ;, 2003), by Jerrold M. Post, Barry R. Schneider, and USAF Counterproliferation Center (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Bioterrorism research and post-deployment health care for veterans : hearing before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, March 27, 2003. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2004), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Health (page images at HathiTrust)
Continuation of the national emergency with respect to proliferation of WMD and their delivery systems : communication from the President of the United States transmitting notification that the national emergency declared with respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems declared by Executive Order 12938 on November 14, 1994, as amended, is to continue in effect beyond November 14, 2004, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d). (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2004), by United States. President (2001-2009 : Bush), George W. Bush, and United States House Committee on International Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
Status report on the global partnership against weapons of mass destruction (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2004), by United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
Creating the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (Defense Threat Reduction Agency, U.S. Dept. of Defense, 2002), by Joseph P. Harahan, Robert J. Bennett, and United States. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (page images at HathiTrust)
Continuation of the national emergency with respect to proliferation of WMD and their delivery systems : communication from the President of the United States transmitting notification of an Executive Order that takes additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared with respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems declared by Executive Order 12938 on November 14, 1994, as amended by Executive Order 13094 on July 28, 1998, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d). (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2005), by United States. President (2001-2009 : Bush), George W. Bush, and United States House Committee on International Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
Proliferation Security Initiative : an early assessment : hearing before the Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, June 9, 2005. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2005), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation (page images at HathiTrust)
Continuation of the national emergency with respect to proliferation of WMD and their delivery systems : communication from the President of the United States transmitting notification that the national emergency declared with respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems declared by Executive Order 12938 on November 14, 1994, as amended, is to continue in effect beyond November 14, 2005, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d). (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2005), by United States. President (2001-2009 : Bush), George W. Bush, and United States House Committee on International Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
Stopping the funding--the OFAC role (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2006), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (page images at HathiTrust)
Continuation of the national emergency with respect to proliferation of WMD and their delivery systems : communication from the President of the United States transmitting notification that the national emergency declared with respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems declared by Executive Order 12938 on November 14, 1994, as amended, is to continue in effect beyond November 14, 2006, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d). (U.S. G.P.O., 2006), by United States. President (2001-2009 : Bush), George W. Bush, and United States House Committee on International Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
Weapons of mass destruction : current nuclear proliferation challenges : hearing before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, September 26, 2006. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2007), by Emerging Threats United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security (page images at HathiTrust)
Isolating proliferators and sponsors of terror : the use of sanctions and the international financial system to change regime behavior : joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology of the Committee on Financial Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, April 18, 2007. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2007), by Nonproliferation United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Terrorism and Trade United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services. Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy (page images at HathiTrust)
Reducing the threat from the former Soviet Union (The Office ;, 1994), by United States General Accounting Office (page images at HathiTrust)
The probabilities of On the Beach : assessing 'Armageddon Scenarios' in the 21st century (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, 2006), by Desmond Ball and Australian National University. Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (page images at HathiTrust)
Worldwide threats : hearings before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, first session, February 2 and April 22, 1999. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2000), by United States Senate Committee on Armed Services (page images at HathiTrust)
Worldwide threats : hearing before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, February 3, 2000. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2001), by United States Senate Committee on Armed Services (page images at HathiTrust)
Continuation of the national emergency with respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction : message from the President of the United States transmitting notification that the national emergency declared with respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction declared by Executive Order 12938 on November 14, 1994, as amended, is to continue in effect beyond November 14, 2009, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d). (U.S. G.P.O., 2009), by United States. President (2009-2017 : Obama), Barack Obama, and United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
Radio frequency weapons and proliferation, potential impact on the economy : hearing before the Joint Economic Committee, Congress of the United States, One Hundred Fifth Congress, second session, February 25, 1998. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1998), by United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee (page images at HathiTrust)
Terrorism and intelligence operations : hearing before the Joint Economic Committee, Congress of the United States, One Hundred Fifth Congress, second session, May 20, 1998. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1998), by United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee (page images at HathiTrust)
A report to the Congress on Executive Order 12938 : message from the President of the United States transmitting a report on Executive Order 12938, as required by section 204 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c) and 50 U.S.C. 1614(c). (U.S. G.P.O., 2001), by United States. President (2001-2009 : Bush), George W. Bush, and United States House Committee on International Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
Technologies to combat weapons of mass destruction : hearing before the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities of the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, March 12, 2008. (Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 2008., 2008), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities (page images at HathiTrust)
US export control and nonproliferation policy and the role and responsibility of the Department of Defense (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1998), by United States Senate Committee on Armed Services (page images at HathiTrust)
Proliferation threats through the year 2000 : hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, first session, October 8, 1997. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1998), by United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
The role of bilateral and multilateral arms control agreements in controlling threats from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction : hearings before the International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services Subcommittee of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, first and second session. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2003), by Proliferation United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on International Security (page images at HathiTrust)
Issues in arms control (CERN, 2001), by F Calogero (page images at HathiTrust)
The formulation of effective nonproliferation policy : hearings before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, March 21, 23, 28, 30, 2000. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2000), by United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
Global proliferation of weapons of mass destruction : hearings before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, first-second session. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1996), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (page images at HathiTrust)
Proliferation : Chinese case studies : hearing before the Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation, and Federal Services of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, first session, April 10, 1997. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1997), by Proliferation United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on International Security (page images at HathiTrust)
Proliferation : Russian case studies : hearing before the Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation, and Federal Services of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, first session, June 5, 1997. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1997), by Proliferation United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on International Security (page images at HathiTrust)
US China relations (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1998), by United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (page images at HathiTrust)
FY 1999 budget amendments : communication from the President of the United States transmitting his requests for FY 1999 budget amendments totaling $294 million for programs that are designed to strengthen our ability to deter and respond to terrorist incidents involving the use of biological or chemical weapons, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107. (U.S. G.P.O., 1998), by United States. President (1993-2001 : Clinton), Bill Clinton, and United States House Committee on Appropriations (page images at HathiTrust)
Response to threat of weapons of mass destruction : message from the President of the United States transmitting his report on exercising statutory authority to issue an executive order to amend Executive Order 12938 in order to more effectively respond to the worldwide threat of weapons of mass destruction proliferation activities. (U.S. G.P.O., 1998), by United States. President (1993-2001 : Clinton), Bill Clinton, and United States House Committee on International Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
Comprehensive readiness program for countering proliferation of weapons of mass destruction : message from the President of the United States transmitting a report that describes ... pursuant to Public Law 104-201, sec. 1443(c) (110 Stat. 2729). (U.S. G.P.O., 1997), by United States. President (1993-2001 : Clinton), Bill Clinton, United States House Committee on International Relations, and United States House Committee on National Security (page images at HathiTrust)
A report to the Congress on Executive Order 12938 : message from the President of the United States transmitting a report on the national emergency declared by executive order 12938 of November 14, 1994, in response to the threat posed by the proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons ("weapons of mass destruction") and of the means of delivering such weapons, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c). (U.S. G.P.O., 2000), by United States. President (1993-2001 : Clinton), Bill Clinton, and United States House Committee on International Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
Emergency regarding proliferation of weapons of mass destruction : message from the President of the United States transmitting a 6-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction that was declared in Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c) and 50 U.S.C. 1641(c). (U.S. G.P.O., 2002), by United States. President (2001-2009 : Bush), George W. Bush, and United States House Committee on International Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
Continuation of the national emergency posed by weapons of mass destruction : message from the President of the United States transmitting notification that the national emergency posed by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems declared by Executive Order 12938 on November 14, 1994, is to continue in effect beyond November 14, 2002, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d). (U.S. G.P.O., 2002), by United States. President (2001-2009 : Bush), George W. Bush, and United States House Committee on International Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
Proliferation, threat and response. (Office of the Secretary of Defense :, 1996), by United States. Dept. of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense (page images at HathiTrust)
DTRA, the threat environment, the mission, the future. (Defense Threat Reduction Agency, 1999), by United States. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (page images at HathiTrust)
Worldwide threats : hearing before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, February 3, 2000. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2001), by United States Senate Committee on Armed Services (page images at HathiTrust)
The formulation of effective nonproliferation policy : hearings before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, March 21, 23, 28, 30, 2000. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2000), by United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
U.S. nonproliferation policy after Iraq : hearing before the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, June 4, 2003. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2003), by United States House Committee on International Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
US cooperative threat reduction and nonproliferation programs (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2003), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on Europe and Nonproliferation United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on International Terrorism (page images at HathiTrust)
Domestic response capabilities for terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction : hearing before the Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, first session, March 27, 2001. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2002), by Terrorism United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Technology and Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
For CBRNE incidents and natural disasters affecting DoD CONUS installations (Defense Threat Reduction Agency, 2010), by United States. Strategic Command (2002- ). Center for Combating WMD and United States. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (page images at HathiTrust)
Government preparedness and response to a terrorist attack using weapons of mass destruction : hearing before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security [i.e. Terrorism and Homeland Security] of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, August 4, 2010 (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2011), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security (page images at HathiTrust)
The federal response to domestic terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction and the status of the Department of Defense Support Program : hearing before the Military Research and Development Subcommittee of the Committee on National Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, first session : hearing held, November 4, 1997 (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1998), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on National Security. Subcommittee on Military Research and Development (page images at HathiTrust)
"Saddam is Iraq : Iraq is Saddam" (USAF Counterproliferation Center, Air War College, Air University, 2002), by Jerrold M. Post, Amatzia Baram, and USAF Counterproliferation Center (page images at HathiTrust)
The Security Implications of Microdisarmament (USAF Counterproliferation Center, Air University, 2000), by Christopher D. Dr Carr and USAF Counterproliferation Center (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
International negotiations on the seabed arms control treaty ([U.S. Government Printing Office], 1973), by United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, John W. Syphax, and Robert W. Lambert (page images at HathiTrust)
Threat and response (Office of the Secretary of Defense :, 1996), by United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense (page images at HathiTrust)

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