Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction

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Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction

The WMD Center facilitates a greater understanding of the challenges presented by nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons to U.S. security interests.

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260 5th Avenue SW, Bldg 64
Washington D.C., DC
20319

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(202) 433-6382

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http://wmdcenter.ndu.edu

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Dr. Justin Anderson's Analysis at the Stimson's Center Event on VOA News-Korea

CSWMD is excited to announce that Senior Research Fellow, Dr. Justin Anderson's analysis at the Stimson Center's event, "The Nuclear Future: Can There Be Order Without Trust" was featured on Voice of America - VOA-Korea

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CSWMD: A Brief History

The Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction is at the forefront of education and research on the impact of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) on U.S. and global security.

The Center was established in 1994 as the Center for Counterproliferation Research at the request of then Assistant Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter as an outgrowth of the Defense Counterproliferation Initiative. Ambassador Robert Joseph, who later served as a Special Assistant to the President on the National Security Council staff and as an Under Secretary of State under President George W. Bush, served as the Center’s first Director.

In 2001, Dr. John Reichart succeeded Ambassador Joseph as Director, and the Center expanded its research from WMD challenges to the military to encompass a full spectrum of WMD issues affecting a broad set of U.S. government departments and agencies. In 2004, the Center for Counterproliferation Research changed its name to the Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction to reflect this change in mission. In 2008, pursuant to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction 1801.01C, the Center became the focal point for WMD education in Joint Professional Military Education. In 2015, Mr. Charles Lutes succeeded Dr. Reichart as Director, following Dr. Reichart’s retirement after more than forty years of government service.