Official Describes Interagency Security, Nonproliferation Efforts
American Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, April 24, 2013 – The Defense Department and other U.S government agencies are actively pursuing methods to prevent weapons of mass destruction from falling into the hands of terrorists and hostile actors, a senior defense official told Congress yesterday.
Madelyn R. Creedon, assistant secretary of defense for global strategic affairs, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee’s emerging threats and capabilities subcommittee alongside representatives of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and National Nuclear Security Administration in a hearing on nonproliferation activities.
“As we all are very well aware, we face a number of WMD challenges,” she said. “The three of us, together, are aggressively pursuing the president’s vision to keep weapons of mass destruction out of the hands of terrorists and states of concern.”
