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COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAM
• Conduct facility-specific biorisk assessments in cooperative biological-engaged countries and provide Biological Security
&Safety (BS&S) upgrades as required;
• Continue to build out a capacity to detect, diagnose, and report disease outbreaks in the Lower Mekong countries of Laos,
Cambodia, and Vietnam and begin enhancing lab capacity to detect disease outbreaks in other SE Asia countries.
• Initiate or continue Cooperative Biological Research projects in Africa, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia,
Pakistan, Ukraine, and other Cooperative biological engaged-countries as valuable projects are approved;
• Continue to implement Electronic Integrated Disease Surveillance System in cooperative biological-engaged countries;
• Continue to provide bio-related conference support; and
• Provide logistical, administrative, and advisory support.
Proliferation Prevention:
• Southeast Asia: Continue to increase WMD command and control, communications, surveillance, detection and interdiction
capabilities, and sustainment in initial countries and begin implementation in additional countries along the Straits of Malacca,
in and around the South China Sea, and in other regional waters and on land borders, and continue project assessments;
• Middle East: Continue to train and equip border security staff in Jordan, Iraq, Turkey and other countries where the risk of
WMD proliferation are identified;
• Support WMD Proliferation Prevention projects and activities in regions and countries in accordance with authorities and
determinations; and
• Provide logistical, administrative, and advisory support.
COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAM
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