Combating Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

preparing the President’s and Vice President’s remarks for such meetings, as well assculpting their public statements and speeches.While proliferation-related diplomacy is primarily the responsibility of the StateDepartment, the National Director will also be a valuable resource for the Department touse in meetings below the Presidential level, whether in Washington or abroad. Foreignvisitors who may not see the President or Vice President recognize that a meeting with asenior White House official, such as the National Director, conveys a powerful message ofemphasis. Likewise, when U.S. officials meet with foreign counterparts in their countries,the inclusion of the National Director on some occasions can give extraordinary emphasisto the proliferation message.Improving the Effectiveness of International OrganizationsThe United States cooperates on proliferation-related matters with several types ofinternational organizations, including the United Nations; military alliances such as NATO;arms control treaty review and compliance organizations such as the Organization for theProhibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW); export control regime monitoringorganizations such as the Nuclear Suppliers Committee, Zangger Committee, andAustralia Group; and special proliferation-related activities such as the Korean PeninsulaEnergy Development Organization.The Commission applauds the efforts of the United States to support the activities of theseinternational organizations. Generally, the Commission found that American leadership,expertise, and funding energizes and drives the work of these organizations. Whetherpushing the WMD Initiative at the 1999 NATO Summit, providing inspectors to the UnitedNations Special Commission on Iraq, or encouraging China to join the Missile TechnologyControl Regime, the United States is at the forefront of the effort to make proliferationrelatedinternational organizations more effective.Intelligence Sharing with Foreign Governments and InternationalOrganizationsRecommendation 3.13: The Director of Central Intelligence should introduce adisciplined procedure for approaching key allies and international organizations forthe purpose of expanding intelligence cooperation.The Commission noted that intelligence sharing is a valuable tool for building support forU.S. efforts to combat proliferation, but one that carries serious risks. Government officialsneed to balance the advantages to be gained from informing allies and international34