1、1 The amendment was attached to the implementing legislation for the Conventional ArmedForces in Europe (CFE) Treaty, P.L. 102-228. For detailed descriptions of these programs, seeCRS Report RL31957, Nonproliferation and Threat Reduction Assistance: U.S. Programs in theFormer Soviet Union, by (name
2、redacted).Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21840October 5, 2004Expanding Threat Reduction andNonproliferation Programs: Concepts andDefinitionsname redactedSpecialist in National DefenseForeign Affairs, Defense, and
3、 Trade DivisionSummaryPresident Bush, Members of Congress, and analysts outside government havesuggested that the United States provide threat reduction and nonproliferation assistanceto nations outside the former Soviet Union. Some propose expanding assistance tocontain proliferation; others suppor
4、t programs to stop terrorists from acquiring weaponsof mass destruction (WMD). Some support assisting only those nations with WMDprograms; others support assistance for any nation with WMD materials or knowledge.Some support assistance with the storage or elimination of weapons; others believe theUn