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WEAPONS IN THE WRONG HANDS National Security Issue: The Proliferation of Weapons Jewelene Meneses 4031668
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WEAPONS IN THE WRONG HANDS
National Security Issue: The Proliferation of WeaponsJewelene Meneses4031668
THREATSWho’s
Hands?(Foreign &Domestic)
• Violent Non-State Actors• Insurgents• States • Militia Extremists• Organized Crime Rings
What Weapons?
• Nuclear– Hydrogen– Atom Bombs
• Biological – Anthrax and Ricin– Biological Toxins and Infectious Agents
• Chemical• Conventional• Undetectable
Obstacles • Sovereignty• Power Balancing• If we have it why shouldn’t they?• Lack of Treaty Implementation
– Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty– Chemical Weapons Convention