11-18-2008

MEDIA ADVISORY
WMD Commission to Report Findings on Preventing Nuclear and Biological Terrorism Threats

WHAT:

The congressional commission charged with investigating weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferation and terrorism will release its findings at a press conference on Capitol Hill on December 3. Congress established the bipartisan Commission to build on the 9/11 Commission’s work and assess our nation’s progress in preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and terrorism and provide a roadmap to greater security with concrete recommendations for improvement.

The Commission examined the government’s current policies and programs, identified gaps in our government’s prevention strategy and will recommend ways to close them. Since May, the Commission has interviewed more than 250 experts inside and outside government, held eight major Commission meetings and one public hearing. The group will present key findings and answer questions regarding its work. Topics of discussion include biological and nuclear proliferation and terrorism, Pakistan, Russia, government organization and culture and the role of the citizen.

For more information on the Commission’s work, please visit www.preventwmd.gov.

WHEN

Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, 12:30 p.m.

WHERE

Mansfield Room (S-207)
U.S. Capitol Building
Washington, DC

WHO

Panelists include Commission members:

Bob Graham, Commission chairman and former U.S. senator from Florida
Jim Talent, Commission vice-chairman and former U.S. senator from Missouri
Graham Allison, director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard
Robin Cleveland, principal, Olivet Consulting
Stephen Rademaker, senior counsel, BGR Holding, LLC
Tim Roemer, former U.S. congressman from Indiana
Wendy Sherman, U.S. ambassador and principal, The Albright Group LLC
Henry Sokolski, executive director, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center
Rich Verma, partner, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP