The Biological Threat Reduction Program of the Department of Defense

This Congressionally-mandated report identifies areas for further cooperation with Russia and other states of the former Soviet Union under the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program of the Department of Defense in the specific area of prevention of proliferation of biological weapons. The report reviews relevant U.S. government programs, and particularly the CTR program, and identifies approaches for overcoming obstacles to cooperation and for increasing the long-term impact of the program. It recommends strong support for continuation of the CTR program.Table of ContentsFront MatterSummaryIntroduction1 Security Context for the Biological Threat Reduction Program2 Achievements of the Biological Threat Reduction Program3 U.S. Government-Wide Biological Threat Reduction Programs andInteragency Coordination4 Overcoming Obstacles Confronting the Biological Threat ReductionProgram5 Future of the Biological Threat Reduction Program6 RecommendationsAppendix A Committee BiographiesAppendix B Extracts from Recent National Research Council ReportsAppendix C Relevant Reports by the National AcademiesAppendix D Relevant Recent Reports by the U.S. GovernmentAccountability OfficeAppendix E Other Reports of InterestAppendix F Research Projects Supported under the CooperativeBiological Research ProgramAppendix G Agenda of February 7, 2007, Committee MeetingAppendix H Foreign Colleagues Who Participated in Discussions ofBTRP in Garmisch, Germany