DTRA Review Panel on Combatting WMD

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1. 2007-09-21 17:43 unattributed
   Tony, T enjoyed chatting at the NSC reception. As I mentioned, DTRA Director Jim Tegnelia has commissioned an outside review panel to look at future directions for DTRA's CWMD activities. Bob Joseph and Ash Carter are co-chairing it. The Panel is beginning its work by meeting with Pentagon officials, including Vice Chair of the JCS GEN Cartwright and Under Secretary for Policy Ambassador Eric Edelman. Bob and Ash wish to invite you to meet with the Panel. It meets in plenary session on October 31 and again on December 4. Venues are not yet decided but one or both meetings might take place at the Pentagon Conference Center. Discussions will take place up to the SECRET level. Are you interested in meeting with the Panel and, if so, are you available on either date? In addition to Bob and Ash, you probably know another Member of the Panel, Dave Franz. Enclosed is a letter from Jim to Bob (he sent an identical one to Ash), the TOR for the Panel, and a list of Panel Members. Thanks, Bill (See attached file: Ambassador Robert Joseph Letter_ DTRA Review Panel.pdf) (See attached file: 070828 Review Panel Terms of Reference.doc)(See attached file: 070828 DTRA Review Panel Members and Short Bios.doc) Ambassador William Courtney Director, Strategy and Development North American Public Sector Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- This is a PRIVATE message. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete without copying and kindly advise us by e-mail of the mistake in delivery. NOTE: Regardless of content, this e-mail shall not operate to bind CSC to any order or other contract unless pursuant to explicit written agreement or government initiative expressly permitting the use of e-mail for such purpose. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- Defense Threat Reduction Agency 8725 John J. Kingman Road, MSC 6201 Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6201 SEP 1 4 2007 ' fre ita? I au; The Honorable Robert G. Joseph Senior Scholar National Institute for Public Policy 9302 Lee Highway, Suite 750 Fairfax, VA 22031 Dear Ambassador Joseph Thank you for agreeing to co-chair the Review Panel on Future Directions for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Missions and Capabilities to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD). Your past experience and leadership, and that of the other panel members, is a tremendous asset in this endeavor. As DTRA approaches its Tenth Anniversary next year, the Review Panel will examine fundamental issues that can help DTRA and it stakeholders define directions for the next decade and beyond. The panel will conduct an independent review of, and provide recommendations on, potential future directions for DTRA missions and capabilities as part of the broader Department of Defense and the United States Government effort to CWMD. The objective is to develop ideas for future directions for DTRA's role in support of the three major pillars of the National Strategy to CWMD. a. Prevention/Nonproliferation: building situational awareness of worldwide WMD activities, and eliminating and improving security of WMD, related materials, and delivery systems worldwide, including the possible expansion of DTRA missions and capabilities into geographic regions of emerging security challenges. b. Proliferation/Counterproliferation: preparing to respond quickly to WMD situations, including interdiction and elimination; detecting, interdicting, and recovering lost or stolen (loose) nuclear weapons to counter the full spectrum of threats, including nuclear terrorism; and building of CWMD capabilities of friendly states to deter and defend against state and non-state WMD threats. c. Response/Consequence Management: conducting foreign consequence management and vulnerability and survivability assessments, and enhancing attribution capabilities for defense and deterrence. The Panel's recommendations should also consider how to strengthen support for DTRA missions, including potential leadership and integration roles in CWMD. Enclosed are the terms of reference for the Review Panel. I look forward to receiving your report by the end of February 2008. Should you have any further questions or require further assistance, please feel free to contact my Director of Operations, Mr. Michael Evenson. He may be reached at 703-767-4132 or mike.evenson@dtra.mil. Sincerely, Enclosure: As stated August 28, 2007 Future Directions for DTRA Missions and Capabilities To Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction Review Panel Terms of Reference Task Conduct an independent review of, and provide recommendations on, potential future directions for DTRA missions and capabilities, as part of the broader Department of Defense (DoD) and the United States Government (USG) effort to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD). The objective is to develop ideas for future directions for DTRA's role in support of the three major pillars of the National Strategy to CWMD: Prevention/ Nonproliferation: e Building situational awareness of worldwide WMD activities e Eliminating and improving security of WMD, related materials, and delivery systems worldwide, including the possible expansion of Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) and other DTRA CWMD missions and capabilities into geographic regions of emerging security challenges Protection/Counterproliferation: e Preparing to respond quickly, anywhere, to WMD situations, including interdiction and elimination e Detecting, interdicting, and recovering lost or stolen (loose) nuclear weapons to counter the full spectrum of threats, including nuclear terrorism e Building of CWMD capabilities of friendly states to deter and defend against state and non-state WMD threats Response/Consequence Management: e Conducting foreign consequence management and vulnerability and survivability assessments e Enhancing attribution capabilities for defense and deterrence Recommendations should also consider how to strengthen support for DTRA missions, including

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