TRAC Meeting Next Week

The Defense Department's Threat Reduction Advisory Committee plans to hold a closed meeting next week, according to a July 7 Federal Register notice.

"The TRAC will obtain, review and evaluate classified information related to the Committee's mission to advise on technology security, Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (C-WMD), counter terrorism and counter proliferation," the notice reads.

The panel will receive briefings on the "Office of Net Assessment and China," "Russian Weapons Technology," the National Nuclear Security Administration, "Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology," the "Defense Threat Reduction Agency and U.S. Strategic Center for Combatting Weapons of Mass Destruction & Standing Joint Force Headquarters--Elimination," "the findings and recommendations from the Nuclear Strategic Stability focused information gathering group," as well as North Korea and China, according to the notice.

"The Chair will conclude the meeting by providing an outline for the way forward and expectations for the next plenary that will take place in the fall," the notice reads.