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Secretary Cohen emphasizes a point during a Pentagon press briefing on proliferation.
Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen emphasizes a point during a Pentagon press briefing on Nov. 25, 1997. Cohen released the second edition of "Proliferation: Threat and Response" which discusses the worldwide threat of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and the Department of Defense response to counter these threats.