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Renewing the Project BioShield Act: What Has It Bought and Wrought?
Author(s): Dr. Robert KadlecType of Publication: Policy BriefDate: 01/25/2013In Renewing the Project BioShield Act: What Has It Bought and Wrought?, Dr. Robert Kadlec, a consultant with RPK Consulting, writes that Project BioShield has achieved its strategic objectives and merits continued support and funding. He argues that the president and Congress should affirm its value as a critical insurance policy against potential chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear attacks.
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Aum Shinrikyo – Second Edition – English
Author(s): The Honorable Richard J. Danzig, Dr. Marc Sageman, Dr. Terrance Leighton, Dr. Lloyd Hough, Hidemi Yuki, Rui Kotani, Zachary M. HosfordType of Publication: ReportDate: 12/20/2012In the Second Edition of the 2011 CNAS report Aum Shinrikyo: Insights Into How Terrorists Develop Biological and Chemical Weapons, the authors provide new analysis of Aum Shinrikyo’s chemical and biological weapons development, which pre-dated their 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system. They focus on Aum Shinrikyo's efforts to produce various chemical and biological agents and the difficulties the cult encountered, providing new insights from key insiders.
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Aum Shinrikyo – Second Edition – Japanese
Author(s): The Honorable Richard J. Danzig, Dr. Marc Sageman, Dr. Terrance Leighton, Dr. Lloyd Hough, Hidemi Yuki, Rui Kotani, Zachary M. HosfordType of Publication: ReportDate: 12/20/2012In the Second Edition of the 2011 CNAS report Aum Shinrikyo: Insights Into How Terrorists Develop Biological and Chemical Weapons, the authors provide new analysis of Aum Shinrikyo’s chemical and biological weapons development, which pre-dated their 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system. They focus on Aum Shinrikyo's efforts to produce various chemical and biological agents and the difficulties the cult encountered, providing new insights from key insiders. This report is the Japanese translation of the Second Edition.
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COL Robert Killebrew Testifies Before House Armed Services Committee on Understanding Future Irregular Warfare Challenges
Author(s): Colonel Robert Killebrew, USA (Ret.)Type of Publication: Congressional TestimonyDate: 03/27/2012On March 27, COL Robert Killebrew, USA (Ret.), CNAS Non-Resident Senior Fellow, testified before the House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities. He discussed the future of insurgency and understanding irregular warfare challenges.
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Iran, Hezbollah and the Threat to the Homeland
Author(s): Dr. Colin H. KahlType of Publication: Congressional TestimonyDate: 03/21/2012On March 21st, Dr. Colin H. Kahl, CNAS Senior Fellow, testified before the House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee. He discussed the Iranian threat to the United States and the possible consequences of U.S. military action against Iran's nuclear program.
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2014 and Beyond: U.S. Policy Towards Afghanistan and Pakistan
Type of Publication: Congressional TestimonyDate: 11/03/2011| more |On November 3rd, CNAS Senior Fellow David Barno testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia. His testimony drew from a recently completed seven-day trip to Afghanistan and updated the perspective he had offered in previous testimonies on the current situation in Afghanistan and the road ahead.
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Hard Choices: Responsible Defense in an Age of Austerity
Type of Publication: ReportDate: 10/03/2011Hard Choices: Responsible Defense in an Age of Austerity, a report authored by CNAS experts LTG David W. Barno, USA (Ret.), Dr. Nora Bensahel and Travis Sharp, outlines four budget cut scenarios and evaluates possible trade-offs among force structure, end strength, procurement and overhead.
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Counterstrike: The Untold Story Of America's Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda
Author(s):Type of Publication: BookDate: 08/03/2011In Counterstrike, a Henry Holt and Company book, former CNAS Writers in Residence, Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker of The New York Times, tell the story of how a group of analysts within the military, at spy agencies, and in law enforcement has fashioned an innovative and effective new strategy to fight terrorism, unbeknownst to most Americans and in sharp contrast to the cowboy slogans that characterized the U.S. government's public posture.
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CNAS Senior Fellow David Barno Testifies on Afghanistan Before House Armed Services Committee
Type of Publication: Congressional TestimonyDate: 07/27/2011CNAS Senior Fellow and Senior Advisor Lieutenant General David W. Barno USA (ret.) testifies before the House Armed Services Committee in an open hearing on Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. on the way ahead in Afghanistan.
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Aum Shinrikyo: Insights Into How Terrorists Develop Biological and Chemical Weapons
Author(s): The Honorable Richard J. Danzig, Dr. Marc Sageman, Dr. Terrance Leighton, Dr. Lloyd Hough, Hidemi Yuki, Rui Kotani, Zachary M. HosfordType of Publication: ReportDate: 07/20/2011In 1995, the Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo unleashed terror on the Tokyo subway system with a highly publicized sarin gas attack. However, less is known about the group’s development of biological and chemical weapons and about their prior attacks using these weapons. The CNAS report, Aum Shinrikyo: Insights Into How Terrorists Develop Biological and Chemical Weapons, provides never-before documented information on the terrorist group and its operations.
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Terrorism, Irregular Warfare and Crime
The close relationship between crime and terrorist activities is well-documented. Criminal ventures have long financed organized violence against nation states. As globalization facilitates the increased flow of people, capital, and information, we see a concomitant increase in these activities across the world.
This project examines the nexus of terrorism, irregular warfare and crime and has included work on: the implications of drug cartels, crime and gangs in Mexico and South America affect U.S. national security, coercive economic statecraft, and other types of irregular warfare.
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