Refocusing NATO's intelligence outlook towards biological warfare
By:  Claro William Villareal
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
Subjects: BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; NATO; THREAT EVALUATION
Description: Today, we are attempting to manage chaos. With the end of the Cold War, a number of      troubling developments in the world have been unleashed, especially the proliferation of      WMD. Biological weapons are an increasing threat to world security. Nations and non-state      actors are willing to sell or buy the necessary technologies for the production of biological      weapons which can have disastrous effects on a military, an economy, and the environment.      Despite major efforts in reducing worldwide nuclear and chemical capable threats, biological      weapons require the same amount of attention if not more from the North Atlantic Treaty      Organization. NATO must highlight the threat of biological warfare in current policies in      order to educate political, military, and civilian leaders on biological warfare issues, deter the      employment of biological weapons, and increase a sense of security within the Alliance. For      far too long, the intelligence communities within the Alliance have definitely underestimated      the biological programs of other nations and non-state actors. Refocusing the intelligence      communities towards biological warfare will be of an enormous advantage for the Alliance.      Intelligence stems from the policies and directives set forth by worldwide governments. New      policies will enhance the efforts of intelligence agencies and increase the awareness of the      ominously growing biological warfare threat. Hopefully, if policies change, then intelligence      communities will refocus their efforts towards the new change: the increasing threat of      biological warfare.
Notes: Thesis advisor(s): Rodney Kennedy-Minott,  Robert Looney.

"September 1996."

Thesis (M.A. in National Security Affairs) Naval Postgraduate School, September 1996.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-123).

Approved for public release; distribution unlimited.

US Navy (USN) author.

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