The nation's top intelligence official today announced the formal establishment of the National Counterproliferation Center to coordinate the federal government's strategic planning for stemming the spread of weapons of mass destruction. Establishing the NCPC is an "essential and critical step forward" for the intelligence community and the nation to help prevent and deter such proliferation, John Negroponte, the director of national intelligence, said in a statement. "Along with the National Counterterrorism Center, the NCPC will enhance our country's ability to...
