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• Phosgene Oxime (CHCl2NO) Chemical Protocol

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  Very comprehensive description of the chemical agent, with coverage on many important aspects, including information on routes of exposure, sources and uses, exposure limits, physical characteristics, patient management, decontamination and treatment, incident reporting. Synonyms include dichloroformoxime; CX.

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2000
• Aircraft Piracy (Hijacking) and Destruction of Derelict Airborne Objects

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  This instruction provides guidance to the Deputy Director for Operations (DDO), National Military Command Center (NMCC), and operational commanders in the event of an aircraft piracy (hijacking) or request for destruction of derelict airborne objects. "Pursuant to references a and b, the Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), has exclusive responsibility to direct law enforcement activity related to actual or attempted aircraft piracy (hijacking) in the 'special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States. When requested by the Administrator, Department of Defense will provide assistance to these law enforcement efforts. Pursuant to reference c, the NMCC is the focal point within Department of Defense for providing assistance. In the event of a hijacking, the NMCC will be notified by the most expeditious means by the FAA. The NMCC will, with the exception of immediate responses as authorized by reference d, forward requests for DOD assistance to the Secretary of Defense for approval. DOD assistance to the FAA will be provided in accordance with reference d. Additional guidance is provided in Enclosure A."

  United States. Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

  2001-06-01
• Unidentified Chemical - Chemical Protocol

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  Very comprehensive description for protocols related to unknown chemical agents, with coverage on many important aspects, including information on routes of exposure, sources and uses, exposure limits, physical characteristics, patient management, decontamination and treatment, incident reporting.

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2000
• Joint Staff Participation in Interagency Affairs

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  The purpose of this document is to clarify the role of the Joint Staff within the interagency process of US national security policy development and implementation. "The National Security Council (NSC), established by reference a, is the principal forum for considering national security policy issues requiring Presidential determination. The Homeland Security Council (HSC), established by reference b, provides a parallel forum for considering unique homeland security matters, especially those concerning terrorism within the United States."

  United States. Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

  2002-08-30
• Theater Joint Tactical Networks Configuration Control Board Charter

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  "This instruction facilitates implementation of the responsibilities established in reference a for the configuration control of theater joint tactical networks and the synchronization of programs associated with those systems for joint interoperability purposes. It empowers and institutionalizes a board, Theater Joint Tactical Networks Configuration Control Board (TJTN-CCB), to advise the Executive Agent for Theater Joint Tactical Networks (EA-TJTN) on coordinating initiatives regarding networked communications systems within the joint communications community. This instruction delineates the TJTNCCB's responsibilities, composition, and basis for assembly. It further defines the functional role of an auxiliary activity serving board interests during recesses."

  United States. Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

  2001-08-23
• Charter for the Centralized Direction, Management, Operation, and Technical Support of the Nuclear Command, Control, and Communication System

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  The purpose of this document is to define the functions and responsibilities of the Nuclear C3 System Engineer, Joint Staff, combatant commands, Services, and Defense agencies, for the centralized direction, management, operation, and technical support of the Nuclear C3 System. This instruction is fully compliant with national guidance for nuclear C2 as promulgated through National Security Decision Directives. "The Nuclear C3 System is composed of C3 assets that provide connectivity from the National Command Authorities (NCA) through the National Military Command System (NMCS) to nuclear execution forces integral to fighting a 'homeland-to-homeland,' as well as theater, nuclear war. The Nuclear C3 System includes the emergency action message (EAM) dissemination systems and those systems used for tactical warning/attack assessment (TW/AA), conferencing, force report back, retargeting, force management, and requests for permission to use nuclear weapons. The strategic portion of the Nuclear C3 System is integral to and ensures performance of critical strategic functions of the Global Command and Control System (GCCS)."

  United States. Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

  2000-06-09
• Defense Message System and Associated Legacy Message Processing Systems

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  "This instruction provides policy, guidance, responsibilities, and information regarding the use, operation, and management of the Defense Message System (DMS)...The policy outlined in this instruction supports the DMS goal of taking full advantage of new and evolving technology through the use of commercial-off-the shelf components and products, while reducing program costs and staffing requirements and maintaining mission-essential levels of service and security."

  United States. Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

  2002-07-15
• Beyond Nation Building

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  Remarks as delivered by Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, 11th Annual Salute to Freedom, Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, New York City, Friday, February 14, 2003. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld said the United States, in a post-Saddam Hussein Iraq, would seek to create conditions where the Iraqi people can form a government in their own way, just as Afghans have done with their representative government that is uniquely Afghan. Rumsfeld also states that no matter what new problem arises in the world, the United States will not abandon Afghanistan until it has been completely restructured. He said it remains an important ally, not just in the war on terrorism, but in the greater struggle for freedom and moderation in the Middle East. Finally, he said that if the United States does lead an international coalition into Iraq, it will be guided by two commitments; stay as long as necessary, and leave as soon as possible.

  United States. Department of Defense

  Rumsfeld, Donald, 1932-

  2003-02-14
• Joint Training Master Plan 2002 for the Armed Forces of the United States

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  This instruction provides guidance for planning and conducting joint training and exercises. It outlines common requirements, establishes milestones for the long-range development of joint training, and details the role of US Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) as the lead Joint Force Integrator, DOD Executive Agent for Joint Warfighting Experimentation, and lead agent for joint force training IAW the Unified Command Plan (UCP) 1999.

  United States. Department of Defense

  2000-08-14
• Joint Training Policy for The Armed Forces of the United States

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  Title 10 US Code, section 153, prescribes that, subject to the authority, direction, and control of the President and the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will be responsible for (a) "formulating policies for the joint training of the Armed Forces," and (b) "formulating policies for coordinating the military education and training of members of the Armed Forces."

  United States. Department of Defense

  1999-12-31
• Blister Agents: Sulfur Mustard Agent H or HD (C4H8Cl2S) and Sulfur Mustard Agent HT Chemical Protocol

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  Very comprehensive description of the chemical agent, with coverage on many important aspects, including information on routes of exposure, sources and uses, exposure limits, physical characteristics, patient management, decontamination and treatment, incident reporting. H and HD: Bis(2-chloroethyl) sulfide; bis(beta-chloroethyl) sulfide; di-2-chloroethyl sulfide; 1-chloro-2(beta-chloroethylthio)ethane; 2,2'-dichloroethyl sulfide; sulfur mustard; Iprit; Kampstoff "Lost"; mustard gas; senfgas, S-yperite; yellow cross liquid; yperite HT: Mixture of bis(2-chloroethyl) sulfide and bis[2-(2-chloroethylthio)-ethyl]ether

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2000
• Blister Agents: Nitrogen Mustard (HN-1) (C6H13Cl2N), Nitrogen Mustard (HN-2) (C5H11Cl2N), and Nitrogen Mustard (HN-3) (C6H12Cl3N) Chemical Protocol

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  Very comprehensive description of the chemical agent, with coverage on many important aspects, including information on routes of exposure, sources and uses, exposure limits, physical characteristics, patient management, decontamination and treatment, incident reporting. HN-1: Bis(2-chloroethyl)ethylamine; 2-chloro-N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-ethylethanamine; 2,2'-dichlorotriethylamine; ethylbis(2-chloroethyl)amine; ethyl-S HN-2: MBA; mechlorethamine; mustine; 2,2'-dichloro-N-methyldiethylamine; dichloren; caryolysin; mechlorethanamine; chlormethine; bis(2-chloroethyl)methylamine HN-3: Tris(2-chloroethyl)amine; 2-chloro-N,N-bis(2-chloroethyl)ethanamine; 2,2',2"-trichlorotriethylamine

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2000
• Ethylene Oxide ([CH2]2O) Chemical Protocol

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  Very comprehensive description of the chemical agent, with coverage on many important aspects, including information on routes of exposure, sources and uses, exposure limits, physical characteristics, patient management, decontamination and treatment, incident reporting. Synonyms include dimethylene oxide, 1,2-epoxyethane, EtO, EO, ethene oxide, and oxirane.

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2000
• Nuclear Command and Control Joint Mission Essential Tasks and Computer-Based Training

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  National Military Command System (NMCS) nodes and unified command centers with NC2 responsibilities will develop training programs that ensure NC2 command center staffs are trained in the specific JMETs identified in this instruction. The JMETs listed in this instruction represent the minimum command center staff tasks supporting national NC2 responsibilities. Functional areas of NC2 include (1) Nuclear Operations, (2) Emergency Actions Operations, (3) Communications, (4) Adaptive Planning, (5) Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment (TW/AA), and (6) Survivable Mobile Command Centers.

  United States. Department of Defense

  2000-01-15
• Strategic Challenges for the Bush Administration: Perspectives from the Institute for National Strategic Studies

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  "As the Bush administration settles into office, the United States confronts an international environment marked by growing volatility and rapid change. To answer these questions, leading policy specialists in the Institute for National Strategic Studies at the National Defense University recently prepared a series of assessments for the Department of Defense. Together with the Institute's previously published Report of the National Defense University Quadrennial Defense Review 2001 Working Group, these assessments offer a broad menu of security policy choices. At the same time, it will have to deal with several points of friction in U.S.-China security relations, particularly the risk of conflict in the Taiwan Strait, and address the complex political and social crises in Indonesia that threaten regional stability. In the Middle East, the collapse of the Arab-Israeli peace process and the dynamics of the oil market pose grave concerns, but the most vexing security issues in the region concern the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Iraq, Iran, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). With support for sanctions evaporating, crafting a sustainable Iraq policy that eliminates its WMD and promotes regime change is a clear priority. Internal political changes in Iran will not alter Iran's foreign and security policies considerably, including its determination to acquire nuclear weapons. With Russia, the key challenge will be to develop a new strategy for dealing with a declining power whose ambitions generally exceed its capabilities. In South Asia, enduring tensions between India and Pakistan that could erupt into a nuclear war, the vulnerability of Pakistan to growing Islamic militancy, and mounting competition between India and China cloud the security environment."

  National Defense University. Institute for National Strategic Studies

  Schake, Kori N.; Yaphe, Judith Share, 1944-; Bunn, M. Elaine

  2001
• Middle East and Persian Gulf

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  U.S. foreign, commercial, security, and defense interests have long been intertwined with the stability of the Middle East region. The collapse of the Arab-Israeli peace process and the current delicate balance in the oil market pose grave concerns, but these developments will not be the main drivers of U.S. strategy and defense policy in the region. The key security issues that will confront the next administration in this region relate to the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Iraq, Iran, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Dual containment as an effective and enforceable policy has run its course. U.S. foreign, commercial, security, and defense interests have long been intertwined with the stability of the Middle East region. The collapse of the Arab-Israeli peace process and the current delicate balance in the oil market pose grave concerns, but these developments will not be the main drivers of U.S. strategy and defense policy in the region. The key security issues that will confront the next administration in this region relate to the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Iraq, Iran, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Dual containment as an effective and enforceable policy has run its course. Political change in Iran may come smoothly or violently, but it will not alter a defense strategy based on acquiring a nuclear capability. Regardless of the means, change is unlikely to lead to major reversals in Tehran's foreign and security policies. U.S. policy in the region, including the defeat of Iraq, the liberation of Kuwait, and the successes of the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) inspectors, has achieved impressive results, but it may also be a victim of its success. Ten years after Iraq invaded and occupied Kuwait, and 20 years after the Iranian revolution that threatened to disrupt the Gulf by exporting its revolution, the Gulf states are trying to resume the balance of power as it existed more or less before August 2, 1990. This transition paper will examine these issues and discuss options policymakers may want to consider.

  National Defense University. Institute for National Strategic Studies

  Yaphe, Judith Share, 1944-

  2001
• Europe

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  Despite substantial successes, U.S.-European security relations have been surprisingly acrimonious in the past several years. Transatlantic friction is rooted in differing perceptions of power. Europeans consider U.S. power the predominant fact of the international system and the only influence able to upset a status quo beneficial to their interests. Americans consider Europe to be like the United States, whereas the European perspective is regional rather than global. U.S. policy has focused on preventing emergence of a Europe that is too assertive, whereas the more likely and damaging prospect is a Europe unwilling or unable to more equitably share the burden of our common interests. The new administration should adopt policies more confidently based on U.S. strength and on promoting more responsibility and leadership by European allies on regional and global issues. This approach would more advantageously manage relations, especially on the four security issues likely to be most important: the Balkans, arms control, development of European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP), and NATO enlargement.

  National Defense University. Institute for National Strategic Studies

  Schake, Kori N.; Simon, Jeffrey, 1942-

  2001
• Quadrennial Defense Review Report, September 30, 2001

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  Even before the attack of September 11, 2001, the senior leaders of the Defense Department set out to establish a new strategy for America's defense that would embrace uncertainty and contend with surprise, a strategy premised on the idea that to be effective abroad, America must be safe at home. It sought to set the conditions to extend America's influence and preserve America's security. The strategy that results is built around four key goals that will guide the development of U.S. forces capabilities, deployment, and use: Assuring allies and friends of the United States' steadiness of purpose and its capability to fulfill its security commitments; Dissuading adversaries from undertaking programs or operations that could threaten U.S. interests or those of our allies and friends; Deterring aggression and coercion by deploying forward the capacity to swiftly defeat attacks and impose severe penalties for aggression on an adversary's military capability and supporting infrastructure, and; Decisively defeating any adversary if deterrence fails.

  United States. Department of Defense

  2001-09-30
• Department of Justice Assessment of the Increased Risk of Terrorist or other Criminal Activity Associated with Posting Off-Site Consequence Analysis Information on the Internet

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  This Department of Justice report assesses the risk of terrorist or associated criminal activity with off-site consequence analysis (OCA) posting on the Internet. It is the result of the Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act (CSISSFRRA) signed on August 5, 1999, which requires public access to information on a possible threat via an Internet OCA Internet posting. The background covers Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act, Risk Management Plan (RMPs), Off-Site Consequence Analysis, and Environmental Protection Agency's Website. The national security issues include the threat from international terrorism and domestic terrorism, trends in terrorism involving Weapons of Mass Destruction, the growth of the Internet and threats to our national security, and the United States' response to these threats.

  United States. Department of Justice

  2000-04-18
• Face Recognition at a Chokepoint: Scenario Evaluation Results

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  This report describes an evaluation performed on three face recognition systems manufactured by Identix Incorporated (formerly Visionics Corporation). The evaluation follows the methodology proposed in "An Introduction to Evaluating Biometric Systems," by P. J. Phillips, A. Martin, C. L. Wilson and M. Przybocki in IEEE Computer, February 2000, pp. 56-63. This methodology proposes a three-step evaluation protocol: a top-level technology evaluation, followed by a scenario evaluation and an operational evaluation. A technology evaluation was performed via the Facial Recognition Vendor Test 2000 (FRVT 2000) in May/June 2000. Technologies identified as best candidates for this scenario from FRVT 2000 results were chosen for this scenario evaluation. The goal for this evaluation was to assess the overall capabilities of entire systems for two chokepoint scenarios: verification and watch list. Verification is a one-to-one process where a person presents an identity claim and the system determines if the live face image matches the face image stored under that identity within a certain threshold. An example of a verification application is doorway access control. The watch list scenario is a one-to-many process where a person's live face image is compared to each face image in a watch list and an alarm is triggered if a confidence match exceeds a certain threshold. An example of a watch list application is searching for known terrorists passing through an airport metal detector.

  United States. Department of Defense

  Blackburn, Duane M.; Bone, Mike

  2002-11-14
• Governmental Affairs Committee Hearing on President's Proposal for Terrorism Threat Integration Center: Testimony by Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, February 14, 2003

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  Congressman Joe Lieberman's February 14, 2003 Testimony before the Governmental Affairs Committee Hearing on President's Proposal for Terrorism Threat Integration Center expressed support for the proposal. Lieberman stresses the need "to 'connect the intelligence dots,' to create a full picture, so that we can understand what our adversaries are up to before their plans are carried out." Lieberman also poses several questions regarding the proposal.

  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs

  2003-03-14
• Theater Engagement Planning

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  "This manual sets forth guidelines and procedures for the geographic CINCs and Executive Agents to develop Theater Engagement Plans (TEPs). This procedural guidance meets the requirement established by reference a to develop a process to globally integrate military engagement activities. It provides military guidance for use by the CINCs and Executive Agents in the development of TEPs in response to JSCP-tasked requirements. This manual specifies the policies, procedures, and formats to be used across the spectrum of engagement activities."

  United States. Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

  2000-05-31
• Global Command and Control System Configuration Management Policy

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  "This instruction defines the configuration management (CM) policy for the Global Command and Control System (GCCS) and outlines organizational structure and processes that will improve the management and control of the GCCS. Implementation will result in reduced operational risk, better management information, more mature processes, fewer errors, and faster development...For the purpose of this instruction, GCCS CM is the application of a disciplined process to ensure changes to GCCS and its documentation are identified, tracked, and implemented in a controlled, deliberate manner. The GCCS includes applicable portions of the following: automated data processing (ADP) hardware and software, communications hardware and software, and the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN)."

  United States. Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

  2000-07-01
• Joint Staff and Combatant Command Records Management Manual: Volume II--Disposition Schedule

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  "The purpose of this document is to comply with the provisions of reference a, which requires the Joint Staff to implement a generic disposition schedule for the Joint Staff and combatant commands. See subject index of selected disposition items at Enclosure A and complete disposition schedule by major category and number at Enclosure B....The records disposition schedules that follow constitute authority for retention, transfer, temporary or permanent retirement, and/or destruction of record and non-record material within the Joint Staff and combatant commands. Their use is mandatory. Volume I of this manual provides detailed procedures for applying them. General guidelines are reiterated below."

  United States. Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

  2003-02-01
• Joint Staff and Combatant Command Records Management Manual: Volume I--Procedures

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  "In accordance with references a through bb, this manual sets forth records management administrative instructions and procedural guidance for the Joint Staff and combatant commands."

  United States. Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

  2003-02-01
• Manual for Employing Joint Tactical Communcations Joint Voice Communications Systems

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  "CJCSM 6231.02A provides information and guidance to personnel involved in the planning, engineering, installation, and management of circuit switches that are employed in support of joint exercises and contingency operations. The following major topics are addressed: tactical circuit switch technical and functional descriptions and features; numbering systems and plans and routing; network planning considerations; circuit switch planning and database entries; telephone subscriber and circuit switch interfaces; AN/TTC-39 series switch trunk interfaces; circuit switch interface planning guides; and red switch interconnectivity."

  United States. Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

  1998-08-01
• Global Command and Control System (GCCS) Functional Requirements Evaluation Procedures

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  "This manual describes the process for submitting joint functional requirements for the Global Command and Control System (GCCS). If approved, new joint requirements become GCCS applications. It also defines responsibilities and describes specific coordination procedures to take a requirement through the validation, assessment, and approval process."

  United States. Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

  1997-03-15
• Beyond Nunn-Lugar: Curbing the Next Wave of Weapons Proliferation Threats from Russia

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  The chapters in this book were originally commissioned by the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center (NPEC) as part of a study on the future of U.S.-Russian nonproliferation cooperation. This book is different from other studies of U.S.-Russian cooperation because it relies on competitive strategies, which detail how best to pit one's strengths against a competitor's weaknesses in a series of moves and countermoves. The goal is to devise strategies that force one's competitor to spend more time and resources shoring up his weaknesses than in taking offensive action.

  Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute

  Riisager, Thomas; Sokolski, Henry D.

  2002-04
• Briefing on Civil Rights Issues Facing Muslims and Arab Americans in Ohio Post-September 11

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  The full transcript of the Ohio Advisory Committee's briefing follows. Because the briefing focused on civil rights implications of September 11, examples of the support Arabs and Muslims received from their fellow Americans after the attacks are few. But in the transcript are the panelists' detailed accounts of the ignominious side of post-September 11 and efforts to combat retaliation. Panelists also discuss frequent misconceptions about Muslims and Islam and the media's role in fueling misconceptions. They discuss the importance of preserving the constitutional rights of Arab Americans in what appears will be a long war on terrorism.

  United States Commission on Civil Rights

  2001-11-14
• Anniversary Update on Commission Activities Related to September 11

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  The various reactions and responses to the events of September 11, 2001, have raised a number of civil rights issues. Violence, threats, and discrimination against Muslims, Arab Americans, and others perceived to be from these communities were the immediate issues arising from the attacks. The anthrax contaminations renewed concerns about disparities in our health care delivery systems and the subsequent adverse impact on communities of color and low-income people. Additionally, legislative responses to the war on terrorism, as well as other actions and proposals, have raised questions about their impact on civil rights and civil liberties. As the watchdog agency charged to monitor the enforcement of federal civil rights laws, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has given a high priority to addressing civil rights concerns that have been raised as result of the September 11 attacks. In the past year, the Commission has been at the forefront of highlighting civil rights issues stemming from the attacks, as well as developing various programs and services facilitating the identification and analysis of a broad range of substantive issues affected by post-September 11 civil rights concerns.

  United States Commission on Civil Rights

  2002-09