Nonproliferation Further Improvements Needed in U.s. Efforts to Counter Threats from Man-portable Air Defense Systems

The proliferation of man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) has been of growing concern to the U.S. & other governments. The U.S. is pursuing a wide variety of activities internationally & domestically to address this threat. This report assesses efforts by: (1) the State Dept. to control global proliferation of MANPADS; (2) the Dept. of Defense (DoD) to monitor end-use of U.S.-exported Stinger Missiles; & (3) the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop technical countermeasures to minimize the threat of a MANPADS attack. Illustrations.Christoff, Joseph A. is the author of 'Nonproliferation Further Improvements Needed in U.s. Efforts to Counter Threats from Man-portable Air Defense Systems', published 2004 under ISBN 9780756745714 and ISBN 0756745713.