You will prepare and submit an annotated Webography outlining seven (7) Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) resource/response/counter-proliferation websites. Attached are the following documents to assi

1 Annotated Webography F or WMD Regulatory/ Response Website s By: Student Name HLSS 215 REGULATORY ISSUES IN WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION Professor: [Insert Professor Name Here] 2 Overview: There are literally hundreds of government agencies and private companies that provide the public with a substantial amount of information regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD )…. Internet Sources: Webography Page First website selected ............................ ...................................... .............................................. ..pg 3 https://www....... Second website selected …………………………………………… …………………………pg 4 http://www...... Nuclear Threat Initiative …………………………………… …………………………………pg 5 http://www.nti.org/ Etc ……………………………….. ………………………………………………………….. .pg 6 3 Nuclear Threat Initiative The Nuclear Threat Initiative is a nonprofit organization that has a mission to strengthen global security by building trust and transparency that are outlined in the Non -Proliferation Treaty. At first glance, I noticed the layout of the website is clean and inviting with various colors of white and light blue. The website is built around a blog style that allows real time information to be easily loc ated and displayed. I like this because it doesn’t make the website stagnant and allows the reader to find updated information extremely easy. What caught my eye initially is the very top navigation bar under “Glossary .” This is a glossary that is indep endent of NTI and provides the reader with various terms and definitions that directly relate to the websites content including WMD. Some of the terms come from the various treaties, weapons that cause mass destruction, and other miscellaneous terms. As do other websit es, the NTI website provides an “About Page ” that describes the company and its mission statement. Not only does the website provide up to date information, but also provides links to the two major social websites such as Twitter and Facebo ok. I like that this website likes to interact and engage its followers as social networking provides the vehicle for communicating between the company and its readers. NTI also provides video content as the world is shifting to this type of medium for information such as YouTube videos. The profiles of different counties are very informative. If you are i nterested in a country , such as Iran and its history as far as WMD is concerned, you just click on the country’s flag and the information for that state are displayed. A quick overview of that country is explained to include information related to Nuclear , Biological, and Chemical warfare. Some of the information is about the state’s position on WMD and where they stand on the NPT. The NTI website is a very informative site that covers a wide range of information pertaining to countries and their involve ment in WMD. It covers all NBC threats and provides in depth analysis on a wide range of topics in the form of articles, reports, testimonies, speeches and opinions. Comment [HS1]: Here is one example of what one would look like…..put each website on a separate page…. keep your review to one page for each website Comment [HS2]: Use pictures that catch the reader ’s attention Comment [HS3]: Highlight the website strengths that you have identified And don ’t forget to also highlight what the weaknesses are or what areas they could have covered better. 4 Summary: The subject of WMD is …… 5 References Smith, D. J….. Comment [HS4]: You only need to include a reference page i f you used direct quotes in your material.