A shifting global landscape—with a resurgence of old adversaries and the emergence of new ones—requires new thinking and solutions to counter weapons of mass destruction. The U.S. government is making changes that put the emphasis on identifying and preventing threats before they become crises, and as such, the Department of Defense transferred the counter weapons of mass destruction (CWMD) mission lead to U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).
To be successful, significant coordination and information sharing is required. This is a complex task with numerous factors adding to the challenge, including the difficulty in coordinating among multiple defense stakeholder agencies, limited situational awareness across the chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive communities; and evolving threat actors among them.
