On the Verge – New Weapons of Mass Destruction? (007)

In this episode, Dr. Natasha Bajema, Director of
the Converging Risks Lab, hosts a follow-on discussion with
Colonel (ret) Ron Fizer and the Honorable Andy
Weber about the definition of weapons of mass destruction
(WMD) and whether or not other technologies and scenarios with the
potential for mass effects need to be considered as part of any
effort to reboot the 2002 Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass
Destruction (WMD). Ron Fizer is a retired U.S. Army Colonel and
fellow at LMI. He served in the force for 30 years in various
command, staff and leadership positions across the Army, Joint
Staff and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Andy Weber is a
Senior Fellow at the Council on Strategic Risks. He is the former
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and
Biological Defense programs and has spent decades working to reduce
the risk of WMD. For further reading, please check out a three-part
briefer written by Dr. Bajema exploring whether we should move
beyond the WMD paradigm: BRIEFER: Beyond Weapons of Mass
Destruction: Time for a New Paradigm? BRIEFER – Definitions Matter:
The Role of WMD in Shaping U.S. National Security Strategy BRIEFER:
Weapons of Mass Agility: A New Threat Framework for Mass Effects in
the 21st Century