TY - BOOK AU - Schreier,Fred TI - WMD proliferation: reforming the security sector to meet the threat SN - 9781597974219 (alk. paper) AV - U793 .S37 2009 U1 - 358/.30973 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - Potomac Books KW - Weapons of mass destruction KW - Government policy KW - United States KW - Arms race KW - National security KW - Defenses N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-326) and index; pt. 1. The WMD threat -- Weapons of mass destruction -- Nuclear weapons -- Chemical, biological, and toxin weapons -- Chemical weapons -- Biological and toxin weapons -- Radiological weapons -- pt. 2. Reforming the security sector -- Preparing the security sector for the preeminent threats -- Centralizing national security decisionmaking -- Reforming the intelligence services -- Legislation -- National interests and national security policy -- The modern security sector -- Homeland defense, infrastructure, and emergency preparedness -- International and interagency collaboration ER -