Welcome assistant secretary of defense from Homeland Defense and Global Security that is a very long title in Lieutenant General Deputy Commander of United States special Operations Command thank you for appearing before us today the hearing comes at an important time or we are witnessing a craze in the proliferation of wmds and terrorist organizations that present a growing threat to National Security. While we are familiar with and concerned by those capabilities of the program we should be mindful of the efforts to expand the chemical and biological weapons capabilities the Washington Post reported that north korea is moving steadily to acquire the machinery that could potentially be used for an advanced bio Weapons Program from factories by the time by laboratory specializing in genetic modification. Similarly isis has demonstrated its ability to develop to use chemical weapons in iraq and syria as spiders flee the region we must be aware of the potential for Technical Knowledge to
Good afternoon, everyone. Id like the call this subcommittee meeting on the emerging threats and capabilities to order. Ill start with the Opening Statement, and then we will have an Opening Statement from you, and move on to the witnesseses. Thank you, gentlemen for being here. The subcommittee on merging threats and capabilities made to d today to receive testimony on the department of defenses efforts to counter weapons of mass destruction and we welcome assistant secretary for defense of Homeland Defense and Global Security, deputy rapuano, and Joseph Osterman who is the deputy officer of socome, and thank them for appearing before us today. This hearing is coming at a troubling increase in the proliferation of wmds by rogue states and terrorist organizations that pose a direct and growing threat to the National Security. While we are familiar with and concerned by the growing size and capabilities of north Koreas Nuclear program, we should be mindful of the efforts to expand the c
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