{"id":20224,"date":"2010-06-11T20:58:06","date_gmt":"2010-06-12T03:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalterroralert.com\/?p=20224"},"modified":"2010-06-13T16:48:20","modified_gmt":"2010-06-13T23:48:20","slug":"dod-rogue-wmds-a-major-threat-to-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalterroralert.com\/dod-rogue-wmds-a-major-threat-to-us\/","title":{"rendered":"DoD – Rogue WMDs A Major Threat to US"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Targeting Terrorism<\/p><\/div>\n

The risk of weapons of mass destruction falling into the hands of terrorists is the gravest threat facing the United States, a Pentagon official has said.<\/p>\n

Asked about the existential threats against Washington, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy said there were many, but warned that “the thing that keeps me awake at night is a nexus between terrorism and massive destruction.”<\/p>\n

She told a Washington symposium on US security that the United States needs to better prepare for “the possibility that a terrorist organization could either acquire a ready-made weapon or fabricate something improvised that would have a catastrophic effect for us.”<\/p>\n

The threat of WMDs falling into terrorist hands was the driving rationale behind high-profile nuclear security summit hosted by President Barack Obama in April which featured leaders from 47 countries including “nuclear club” members China, France, India and Russia.<\/p>\n

The summit concluded with an agreement by the countries to a four-year deadline to lock down loose fissile material to prevent it from falling into militant hands.<\/p>\n

via DoD: Rogue WMDs Major Threat to US<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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