Proliferation of Weapons

WEAPONS IN THE WRONG HANDS

National Security Issue: The Proliferation of WeaponsJewelene Meneses4031668

THREATSWho’s

Hands?(Foreign &Domestic)

• Violent Non-State Actors• Insurgents• States • Militia Extremists• Organized Crime Rings

What Weapons?

• Nuclear– Hydrogen– Atom Bombs

• Biological – Anthrax and Ricin– Biological Toxins and Infectious Agents

• Chemical• Conventional• Undetectable

Obstacles • Sovereignty• Power Balancing• If we have it why shouldn’t they?• Lack of Treaty Implementation

– Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty– Chemical Weapons Convention