REPORT: MONEY TO STOP WMD COULD SHIFT FROM DOD TO WHITE HOUSE

/ December 4, 2008 at 5:00 AM
Budgetary authority for billions of dollars aimed at combating weapons of mass destruction could be shifted to a White House heavyweight if President-elect Barack Obama heeds the recommendations of a high-profile commission that warns terrorists will use biological weapons by 2013. The creation of the new post is one of 13 recommendations in a report released this week by the Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism. The study was led by former Sens. Bob Graham (D-FL) and...

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