Thursday, August 19, 2010

CIA Forms A New Group To Combat The Spread Of WMDs

CIA Opens Center To Prevent Spread Of Dangerous Weapons, Technology -- NextGov

The CIA today announced the creation of a counterproliferation center that will lead the agency's efforts to detect and prevent the spread of dangerous weapons and technology.

The agency has worked on improving its counterprofileration capabilities since coming to the failed judgment in 2003 that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction, a conclusion that soon led to the U.S. invasion of the country. The new center will merge the CIA's counterproliferation division within the National Clandestine Service with parts of the agency's Directorate of Intelligence.

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More News On the CIA Forming A Cneter To prevent The Spread Of WNDs

CIA forms new center to combat nukes, WMDs -- AP
CIA Expands Hunt For Weapons -- U.S. News And World Report
CIA creates new counter-proliferation center -- Washington Post
CIA's new centre will combat WMDs -- Press Association

My Comment: I was surprised to read this story .... I always thought that the CIA already had such a group dedicated to preventing the spread of WMDs.

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