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The Counterproliferation Imperative: Meeting Tomorrow's Challenges
The Counterproliferation Imperative Meeting Tomorrow's Challenges Author:National Defense University, Center for Counterproliferation Beyond conventional warfare considerations, the United States now faces an acute challenge in nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) weapons proliferation?a principal asymmetric warfare capability. These weapons pose a diverse array of risks to U.S. and allied armed forces, civilians, and to the U.S. homeland itself. In the hands of irresponsib... more »le or aggressive states, NBC weapons undermine regional stability and threaten U.S. and allied interests. For defense planners, these weapons present significant, and difficult, strategic and operational challenges. Nor is the emerging threat limited solely to state actors: in the future, some subnational entities, perhaps with state sponsorship, could become capable of delivering NBC weapons globally.« less