Building partner capacity to combat weapons of mass destruction / / Jennifer D.P. Moroney, Joe Hogler, with Benjamin Bahney ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910219984603321
• Autore: Moroney Jennifer D. P. <1973->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2009
• ISBN: 1-282-28309-X; 9786612283093; 0-8330-4721-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (141 p.)
• Collana: Rand Corporation monograph series Building partner capacity to combat weapons of mass destruction
• Altri autori (Persone): HoglerJoe
• Disciplina: 358/.3
• Soggetti: Weapons of mass destruction - Government policy - United States; Weapons of mass destruction - Government policy; International cooperation; National security - United States; Security, International; United States Military policy; United States Foreign relations 21st century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; U.S. Partner Capacity-Building Efforts; Monograph Methodology and Overview; CHAPTER TWO Challenges of Building Partner Capacity for Combating WMD; Understanding BPC for Combating WMD Guidance; What Is Building Partner Capacity?; A "Proliferation of Initiatives"; DTRA's Role in Building Partner Capacity; What Is an "Approach" to Building Partner Capacity?; Challenges; Conclusion; CHAPTER THREE Combating WMD by Tying Building Partner Capacity to the Threat; Identifying Desired End States Relative to the Threat Identifying Capabilities Relative to the Threat; Relevance of Potential Partners; Conclusion; CHAPTER FOUR Working with Partners: What to Do and How to Do It; Working with Potential Partners; Identifying Ways and Means to Build Partner Capacity to Combat WMD; Conclusion; CHAPTER ; FIVE Developing an Assessment Framework; How DoD Can Benefit from a Programmatic Assessment Framework; The Assessment Framework; Conclusion; CHAPTER SIX Conclusions and Way Ahead; Identifying Desired End States and Capabilities Relative to Threats; Working with Potential Partners Identifying Ways and Means to Build Partner Capacity to Combat WMD; Developing an Assessment Framework; Conclusion; APPENDIX Building Partner Capacity for Combating WMD Programs and Activities Database; Bibliography
• Sommario/riassunto: Limited resources, access, and incomplete knowledge of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) threats create a need for working with appropriate partner countries around the world to address these challenging threats. This monograph outlines and then applies a four-step process for developing regional approaches to building partner capacity (BPC) to combat WMD.