This report assesses the nation’s activities, initiatives and programs to prevent weapons of mass destruction proliferation and terrorism. The commission’s findings are centered on several areas: the crossroads of terrorism and proliferation in the poorly governed parts of Pakistan, the prevention of biological and nuclear terrorism, and the potential erosion of international nuclear security, treaties and norms.” The commission stated that it believed there would be WMD attack somewhere in the world by the end of 2013, an attack that would most likely be biological.This is the first time that a major report has highlighted biological threats over nuclear threats.
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