Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Systems (CWMD)

Abstract

The diverse and complex Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) – nuclear, biological and chemical threats – mission space requires an integrated approach towards capability development. Capability development must be based on a systems perspective that links strategic objectives with interrelated tasks and associated capabilities. The broad CWMD military strategic objectives and mission areas encompass many nontraditional capabilities for the Warfighter, and CWMD is not an isolated mission set unique to DoD – it is intertwined with counter-terrorism and homeland defense. Accordingly, developing an overall CWMD capability should and must leverage complementary capabilities through integration and synchronization. This program addresses developing an integrated and interconnected CWMD capabilities-based system that defines and enables a comprehensive, global awareness and readiness for CWMD steady-state and surge postures. A global CWMD situational awareness capability will be established and deployed worldwide via current communications systems and common operating pictures in support of this mission. This program will incorporate portfolio management tools and comprehensive analyses to enable a balanced and integrated CWMD systems portfolio, an optimized CWMD force structure, and the integration with and utilization of existing military assets to fill intelligence, sensor and reconnaissance gaps in CWMD. This program also responds to the strategic needs outlined in the President's initiative, stated in his April 2009 speech in Prague; the US Combatant Commands integrated priorities and requirements; the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review; and the FY12-16 Defense Planning and Programming Guidance by providing improved timeliness and relevance through modernizing CWMD support to the Combatant Commands, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, Intelligence Community (IC), and other U.S. Government agencies as required. This program is designed to leverage existing DoD resources and proven approaches to achieve its goals and rapidly deliver a capability to the Warfighter. It will ensure sufficient funding is available for travel to support the requirements of this program element.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2013
Source ID
0303310D8Z_3_0400_PB_2013
Change Summary Explanation
Congress reduced the FY12 budget $3.5M
Service Agency Name
Office of Secretary Of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Command And Control
  • Counterterrorism
  • Data Fusion
  • Defense Planning
  • Defense Systems
  • Homeland Defense
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Military Acquisition
  • Security
  • Situational Awareness
  • Steady State
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space

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