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HSPD 4
Title: Homeland Security Presidential Directive 4: National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction
Date: September 17, 2002
Author: George W. Bush
Institution: The White House
Bibliographic Entry: Bush, George W. “Homeland Security Presidential Directive 4: National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction.” Washington, D.C.: The White House, 2002.
Electronic Link: http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nspd/nspd-wmd.pdf
Key Words: Weapons of mass destruction, WMD, terrorism, response, strategy, prevention, HSPD-4, homeland security presidential directives
Summary of Key Points, Issues, Conclusions:
The National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) is part of the National Security Strategy of the United States. The strategy consists of three key objectives:
• Counterproliferation to combat WMD use
• Strengthened nonproliferation to combat WMD development
• Consequent management to respond to WMD use.
Four interrelated functions will be used to accomplish the objectives:
• Collection and analysis of intelligence on WMD, delivery systems, related technologies
• Research and development for response efforts
• Bilateral and multilateral coordination
• Directed strategies towards hostile states and terrorists.
Name of Researcher: Lauren Obermeier
Institution: Integrative Center for Homeland Security, Texas A&M University
Date Posted: April 18, 2007