Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction : Report to the President of the United States

The Commission's tasks were: 1st, examine the Intelligence Community's (IC) assessments of WMD programs in Iraq, Libya, & Afghanistan, & the IC's current capabilities to confront the challenges posed by WMD & related 21st cent. threatsÓ; & 2nd, recommend ways in which the IC could be better positioned in the future to address the problem of nuclear, biol., & chem. weapons & the threat they pose to the U.S. During the Comm.'s work, the Intell. Reform & Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004,Ó was passed & the Comm.'s inquiry considered the legislation & how it might serve as a framework for a stronger, better-integrated IC. The Comm. spent a year studying 1,000s of documents & did 100s of interviews with observers from both within & outside the IC.Silberman, Laurence H. is the author of 'Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction : Report to the President of the United States', published 2005 under ISBN 9780756747916 and ISBN 0756747910.