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... increase . For example , some intelligence reporting projects that over the next decade terrorists are likely to conduct a chemical attack against United States ' interests either at home or overseas . Future delivery methods could ...
... increase . For example , some intelligence reporting projects that over the next decade terrorists are likely to conduct a chemical attack against United States ' interests either at home or overseas . Future delivery methods could ...
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... increases with the range to the target . Accordingly , techniques such as " air bursting " or " submunition ... increase the area of contamination compared to the use of warheads bursting on the ground . Similarly , submunitions ...
... increases with the range to the target . Accordingly , techniques such as " air bursting " or " submunition ... increase the area of contamination compared to the use of warheads bursting on the ground . Similarly , submunitions ...
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... increases . Inconsistent Guidance and Limited Resources Affected Some Major Expeditionary Warfighting Assets Similar to the inconsistent availability of collective protection for critical overseas fixed facilities , collective ...
... increases . Inconsistent Guidance and Limited Resources Affected Some Major Expeditionary Warfighting Assets Similar to the inconsistent availability of collective protection for critical overseas fixed facilities , collective ...
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... increase risks to U.S. forces and capabilities . For example . Army infantry units contain medical support groups , such as battalion aid stations , that deploy with the parent unit into battlefield areas . Army guidance requires these ...
... increase risks to U.S. forces and capabilities . For example . Army infantry units contain medical support groups , such as battalion aid stations , that deploy with the parent unit into battlefield areas . Army guidance requires these ...
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... increasing use of joint operations , where both operate in the same geographic area at the same time , may be blurring traditional missions . Figure 2 : Chemical and Biological Protective Shelter Source : DOD . While the Army requires ...
... increasing use of joint operations , where both operate in the same geographic area at the same time , may be blurring traditional missions . Figure 2 : Chemical and Biological Protective Shelter Source : DOD . While the Army requires ...
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Page 26 - To this end, the study is sponsored jointly by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict (OASD/SO/LIC) and the Office of the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (DOS/R).
Page 11 - The Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction, March 31, 2005 ~ http://www.wmd.
Page 28 - Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Programs, a position called for by statute.
Page 2 - GAO, Defense Management: Additional Actions Needed to Enhance DOD's Risk-Based Approach for Making Resource Decisions, GAO-06-13 (Washington, BC: Nov.
Page 39 - This work is being performed in response to a request by the House Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations. For...
Page 19 - OPNAV Instruction 9070.1, Survivability Policy for Surface Ships of the US Navy, Enclosures (2) and (3) (Sept.
Page 2 - DOD's organizational culture resists department-level approaches to priority setting and investment decisions.
Page 6 - In written comments on a draft of this report, DOD and the Director of National Intelligence both generally agreed with all of our recommendations.