Threat reduction committee to hold classified meeting on chemical weapons

The Defense Department Threat Reduction Advisory Committee is scheduled to hold a classified meeting Aug. 26 on the "continued viability" of U.S. chemical and biological weapon treaties, according to a Federal Register notice.

The meeting will include discussions on the Chemical Weapons Convention and Biological Weapons Convention, "in as far as current international agreements on chemical and biological weapons and the implementation and enforcement of those treaties," the notice states.

The committee will also consider "analytic and data-driven frameworks for the evaluation of the current strategic nuclear environment and the assessment of emergent challenges to the U.S. ability to deter threats from peer and near-peer competitors; and providing independent, executive-level advice and recommendations in support of Special Operations Command (SOCOM) efforts as the DOD coordinating authority for countering weapons of mass destruction," according to the notice.

The committee is also expected to brief Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen Lord during the meeting.