In 1997 and again in 2000, the Defense Science Board studied the relationships between weapons of mass destruction (and disruption) and terrorism, sub-national, and asymmetric threats. In 2000, three study groups addressed nuclear, biological, and information system attacks and identified initiatives and issues for the Secretary of Defense that urged changes and actions for the defense community and also for the public as a whole. In light of the 11 September events, the recommendations appear especially timely and prudent. Dr. Hagengruber chaired the nuclear study group and participated in the integration of the findings of all three groups into a final report to the defense management. Further, he participated in reviews of the capability of the intelligence community to respond to these threats. He will summarize the findings and prospects for change in light of recent events.

Dr. Roger L. Hagengruber is Senior Vice-President for National Security at Sandia National Laboratories where he is responsible for Sandia's strategy in national security, with particular emphasis on arms control, threat assessment, security technology, nonproliferation, and interactions with Russia and China. Dr. Hagengruber serves on or chairs a number of active panels and studies. His government assignments include four tours in Geneva as a member of various US arms-control negotiating teams. Dr. Hagengruber is the Director of the University of New Mexico Institute of Public Policy. He has a BS in physics and holds an MS and PhD in experimental nuclear physics from the University of Wisconsin. He is a graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.