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Federal Bureau of Investigation: Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/nsb/wmd/wmd_home.htm
The Federal Bureau of Investigation webpage detailing the threat of WMDs, a breakdown of the reaction responsibilities of federal and local law enforcement entities. The page also has several links to pages of major WMD cases and protective measures.

CIA- Iraq’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs
https://www.cia.gov/library/reports/general-reports-1/iraq_wmd/Iraq_Oct_2002.htm
The October 2002 Central Intelligence Agency report on Iraq’s WMD program is a informative guide through the development and use of Iraq’s WMD program.

Homeland Security Advisory Council: Weapons of Mass Effect Task Force
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/hsac_wme-report_20060110.pdf
The January 10, 2006, Homeland Security Advisory Council on Preventing the Entry of Weapons of Mass Effect Into the United States report gives an informative look at the threat of WMDs, the current problems in our counter WMD system, and solutions and ideas to fix these deficiencies.

Report to the Chairman, 2004
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04330.pdf
The February 2004 U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to Congressional Committees on WMDs Defense Threat Reduction Agency Addresses Broad Range of Threats, but Performance Reporting Can Be Improved report. The GAO recommends that the Director of DTRA improve the agency’s annual performance report by comparing the agency’s actual performance against planned goals and, where appropriate, explain why goals were not met and the agency’s plan to address these unmet goals in the future.

Report to Congressional Committees, 2005
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05157.pdf
The January 2005 U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to Congressional Committees on WMDs Nonproliferation Programs Need Better Integration report focuses on the need to integrate the nonproliferation and threat reduction programs of several U.S. departments.

Report to the President, 2005 (Intelligence Capabilities of the U.S. regarding WMDs)
http://www.wmd.gov/report/
The report by the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction to the President features a lengthy summary of the history of WMDs and the U.S. intelligence community’s capabilities, actions, and future regarding WMDs.

WMD Threat
http://www.state.gov/t/isn/wmd/
http://www.state.gov/t/isn/rls/fs/29293.htm
The U.S. Department of State WMD webpage and links to informative resources of several U.S. Government documents, press releases, and government strategies regarding WMDs.

WMD: The New Strategic Framework, 2002
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itps/0702/ijpe/ijpe0702.pdf
A U.S. Foreign Policy Agenda edition titled Weapons of Mass Destruction: The New Strategic Framework containing several articles by government leaders on various topics of WMDs.

Report on U.S. WMD capabilities, 2005
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/wmd/index.html
“The Report of the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction” details the Commission’s responsibility for determining the capabilities and challenges to the American intelligence community regarding foreign countries’ development, procurement, transfer, and testing of potentially dangerous weapons of mass destruction.

Creating International safeguards against WMDs, 2002
http://library.lanl.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc?event=CT2002&document=24
The Program Manger for Chemical and Biological Threat Reduction at the Los Alamos National Laboratory offers an overview of precautions to counter the threat of weapons of mass destruction internationally. Descriptions of biological agents, pathogens, and biotechnology aid in the fight against biological threats by understanding such hazards.

Biological WMDs: The Present and Future Threat
http://library.lanl.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc?event=CT2002&document=26
The United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases offers a detailed overview of biological weapon threat through biotechnology, descriptions of potentially dangerous atypical biological agents, and issues of diagnosis.

Reducing the Threat from WMDs
http://www.llnl.gov/annual03/pdfs/threat.pdf
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory employs experts on all aspects of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction; and how to efficiently prevent such threats, support military operations, and lessen international threat.

NNSA: Factsheet, 2007
http://www.nnsa.doe.gov/docs/factsheets/2007/NA-07-FS-01.pdf
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) through the Department of Energy offer expert analysis on nuclear weapons who work with over 100 countries to help combat nuclear proliferation and terrorism.

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