Countering WMD Threats in Iraq

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Countering WMD Threats in Iraq: The Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR), part of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN), sponsors foreign assistance activities funded by the Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs (NADR) account, and focuses on mitigating weapons of mass destruction (WMD), related delivery systems, and advanced conventional weapons proliferation and security threats from proliferator states and non-state actors. ISN/CTR administers WMD threat reduction activities for Iraq in partnership with government, security, academic, public health, animal health, and industrial communities. ISN/CTR's Iraq program secures chemical, biological, radiological (CBR) and explosive materials, dual-use equipment, technologies, expertise, and infrastructure to prevent their misuse by terrorists and other nefarious actors in Iraq for use in WMD attacks against the United States, U.S. allies, and U.S. interests abroad. ISN/CTR's efforts in Iraq align with, and support implementation of, U.S. national security strategies, including the including the National Security Strategy and the National Biodefense Strategy and Implementation Plan, among others.