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Combating weapons of mass destruction around the world is not an entirely cut and dried job. Andrew Weber, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs faced this task for nearly five years. Despite having over ten years of field experience around the world as a foreign service officer before this role, Weber's work as a senior civilian military leader representing U.S. nuclear, chemical, and biological interests was defined by uncertainty, and he now shares with us some of his discoveries. Andrew served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs from 2009-2014. His responsibility included prevention and response to weapons of mass destruction, and reducing Syrian and Libyan chemical weapons. Before appointment, Weber served for 13 years as a Threat Reduction Adviser for previous Secretaries of Defense. Weber also served as a diplomat, with assignments in Germany, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, and Saudi Arabia. In 2014, President Obama appointed Weber to serve in the State Department as Deputy Ebola Response Coordinator. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx