Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996

The Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996, also known as the Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Amendment (Amendment No. 4349; Senate June 26, 1996; House June 27, 1996), was introduced as an alternative to the Defend America Act of 1996, which failed to pass in the House of Representatives.


 * April 8, 1997: Speech by H. Allen Holmes, assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, to the Sam Nunn Policy Council, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology, Athens, GA: "The Nunn-Lugar-Domenici amendment to the FY [fiscal year] 97 National Defense Authorization Act provides essential authority for us to address our domestic vulnerabilities."

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Sam Nunn
 * Pete V. Domenici
 * Richard G. Lugar
 * National Security Strategy of September 2002
 * National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction (2002)
 * preemptive war

External resources

 * 1996 Congressional Floor Debate: Includes various documents related to history of the Amendment.
 * Michael Scardaville and Jack Spencer, Meeting the Needs of America's Crucial First Responders, Heritage Foundation, May 13, 2002.
 * Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Domestic Preparedness and WMD Civil Support Teams, Map of Domestic Preparedness Programs, Monterey Institute of International Studies. Plus sections on "Domestic Preparedness": Includes Cities with Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Domestic Preparedness Funding, Cities which have Received training and one exercise, and Cities with No Program Activities as of March 20, 2001; and National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams. Site last updated October 2001.