Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)


2000 Congressional Hearings


    Compensation for Illnesses Realized by Department of Energy Workers Due to Exposure to Hazardous Materials
    September 21, 2000 - House Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims
    [Full Hearing Transcript]
    Panel I Panel II
    • Bill Richardson, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
    • Dr. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of the Office of Environment Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Energy
    Panel III
    • Lisa Ledwidge, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research
    • Steve Markowitz, Director, Center for the Biology of Natural Systems
    • Richard D. Miller, Policy Analyst, Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union
    • Ken Rosenman, M.D., Michigan State University
    • Dan Guttman, Esquire, Former Executive Director, President's Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments
    • Lawrence Repsher, M.D.
    • Donald Elisburg, Esquire, Former Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment Standards
    Panel IV

    Biological Weapons Convention: Status and Implications
    September 13, 2000 House Committee on Government Reform
    Subcommittee on National Security and International Relations
    Security Failures at Los Alamos National Laboratory
    June 21, 2000 - Senate Armed Services Committee
    • William B. Richardson Secretary of Energy
    • Dr. John C. Browne DirectorLos Alamos National Laboratory
    • Mr. Edward J. Curran Director Office of Counterintelligence Department of Energy
    • General Eugene E. Habiger, USAF (Ret.) Director Office of Security and Emergency Operations Department of Energy


    Strategic Intentions and Goals of China
    June 21, 2000 - House Armed Services Committee
    • Opening Statement of Chairman Spence
    • Dr. Michael Pillsbury, Visiting Fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
    • Dr. Arthur Waldron, Lauder Professor of International Relations, University of Pennsylvania, Visiting Scholar and Director of Asian Studies, American Enterprise Institute
    • Dr. Larry M. Wortzel, Director, Asia Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation
    • Rear Adm. Michael McDevitt, USN (Ret.), Director, Center for Strategic Studies, Center for Naval Analysis


    Force Protection: Current Individual Protective Equipment
    June 21, 2000 - House Government Reform National Security Subcommittee

    Export Control Implementation Issues with Respect to High Performance Computers
    May 26, 2000 - Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
    • DANIEL HOYDYSH Co-Chair Computer Coalition for Responsible Exports
    • HAROLD J. JOHNSON Associate Director for International Relations and Trade Issues National Security and International Affairs Division United States General Accounting Office
    • ROBERT LIEBERMAN Assistant Inspector General for Auditing United States Department of Defense
    • GARY MILHOLLIN Director Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control


    DoD Chemical and Biological Defense Program: Management and Oversight
    May 24, 2000 - House Government Reform National Security Subcommittee

    U.S. strategic nuclear force requirements
    May 23, 2000 - Senate Armed Services Committee
    • Walter B. Slocombe Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
    • General Henry H. Shelton, USA Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff
    • General Eric K. Shinseki, USA Chief of Staff, United States Army
    • Admiral Jay L. Johnson, USN Chief of Naval Operations
    • General James L. Jones, Jr., USMC Commandant of the Marine Corps
    • General Michael E. Ryan, USAF Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
    • Admiral Richard W. Mies, USN Commander in Chief United States Strategic Command


    Privatization of the United States Enrichment Corporation
    April 13, 2000 - House Commerce Committee Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee

    The Wassenaar Arrangement and the Future of Multilateral Export Controls
    April 12, 2000 - Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
    • JOHN D. HOLUM Senior Advisor for Arms Control and International Security U.S. Department of State
    • WILLIAM A. REINSCH Under Secretary for Export Administration U.S. Department of Commerce
    • FRANK J. GAFFNEY, JR. Director Center for Security Policy
    • STEPHEN J. HADLEY Former Assistant Secretary for International Security Policy U.S. Department of Defense
    • HENRY D. SOKOLSKI Executive Director Nonproliferation Policy Education Center


    Munitions List Export Licensing Issues
    March 28, 2000 - House International Relations Committee
    • John D. Holum Senior Advisor for Arms Control and International Security U.S. Department of State


    U. S. Policy Toward Iraq
    March 23, 2000 - House International Relations Committee
    • Alina L. Romanowski Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense For Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
    • C. David Welch, Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs, State Department
    • Beth Jones, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, State Department


    U. S. Policy Toward Iraq
    March 22, 2000 - Senate Foreign Relations Committee

    The Worldwide Threat in 2000
    March 21, 2000 - Senate Foreign Relations Committee

    U. S. Policy Toward North Korea
    March 21, 2000 - Senate Foreign Relations Committee East Asian & Pacific Affairs Subcommittee

    Department of Energy Fiscal Year 2001 budget request (defense programs)
    March 21, 2000 - House Military Procurement Subcommittee
    • Opening Statement of Chairman Hunter
    • Mr. T. J. Glauthier, Deputy Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
    • Brig. Gen. Thomas F. Gioconda, Acting Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration
    • Carolyn L. Huntoon, Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, Department of Energy
    • Ms. Rose E. Gottemoeller, Acting Deputy Administrator for Defense Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration


    North Korea: Leveraging Uncertainty?
    March 16, 2000 - House International Relations Committee

    National Nuclear Security Administration and implementation of the Provisions of Title XXXII
    March 16, 2000 - House Special Oversight Panel on Department of Energy Reorganization
    • Mr. T.J. Glauthier, Deputy Secretary of Energy
    • Mr. J. Gary Falle, Chief of Staff, Department of Energy
    • Mr. David M. Klaus, Director, Office of Management & Administration, Department of Energy
    • Brig. Gen. Thomas F. Gioconda, Acting Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration
    • Adm. F. L. Bowman, Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion, NAVSEA 08
    • Ms. Rose E. Gottemoeller, Assistant Secretary for Nonproliferation & National Security, Department of Energy


    Department of Defense's Cooperative Threat Reduction Program and the Department of Energy's Russian Nonproliferation Programs
    March 6, 2000 - Senate Armed Services Committee
    • Mr. John A. Lauder Director, Nonproliferation Center Central Intelligence Agency
    • Mr. Harold J. Johnson U.S. General Accounting Office
    • Dr. Susan J. Koch Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Threat Reduction Policy
    • Rose E. Gottemoeller Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nonproliferation and National Security


    Expanded Threat Reduction Initiative
    March 6, 2000 - Senate Armed Services Committee Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee

    Budget Request for Programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration
    February 25, 2000 - Senate Armed Services Committee

    Ballistic Missile Threats to the U.S. 
    February 9, 2000 -- Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
    International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services Subcommittee