Proliferation Security Initiative Report

Mary Beth Nikitin | Congressional Research Service | 2010-11-05

The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) was announced by the Bush administration in May 2003 to increase international cooperation in interdicting shipments of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems, and related materials, according to this report. "Although WMD interdiction efforts took place with international cooperation before PSI was formed, supporters argue that PSI training exercises and boarding agreements give a structure and expectation of cooperation that will improve interdiction efforts," the report's summary states.

The report is referenced in the Aug. 17, 2009, WPR Feature by James Carafano titled "The Road to Zero: Keeping Swords, Building Ploughshares."