Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction Applied Research

Abstract

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Applied Research program element funds the application and advancement of basic scientific knowledge to develop novel materials, devices, systems, and methods supporting next generation concepts and technologies, to include advances in Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) surveillance, detection, defeat, prevention, nonproliferation, counterproliferation, consequence management, and treaty verification. This Applied Research portfolio is aligned with strategic planning objectives and Science and Technology (S&T) investment direction established annually by DTRA, which directly support policy and planning guidance from the Executive Office of the President, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the broader WMD threat reduction community. The portfolio advances DTRA’s CWMD mission by balancing the following: invest in DTRA’s applied research capabilities and increase the CWMD technology base to maximize future pay-off; capitalize on opportunities to deliver innovative, cost-effective solutions to technical challenges that must be resolved prior to system-specific technology investigations and development; and ensure applied research efforts are directly aligned to the mission-specific capability requirements of DTRA, the Military Departments, Combatant Commanders, other DoD and federal agencies, and international partners.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2021
Source ID
0602718BR_2_0400_PB_2021
Change Summary Explanation
The Congressional reduction in FY 2020 is for unjustified growth. The decrease in FY 2021 from the previous President's Budget submission is due to the net impact of: (1) the realignment of funds to PE 0603160BR for the CWMD Information Integration Cell (CIIC) to better reflect the nature of this activity, (2) increased investment in nuclear weapons effects targeting, battlefield nuclear warfare, certification without underground testing, (3) realignment of funds from PE 0602718BR to 0603160BR for full effects modeling and WMD survivability and consequence management, and (4) increased investment in WMD counterforce activities to conduct testing of advanced diagnostics with Defence Research and Development Canada as part of a Coalition Warfare Program to advance CWMD planning tools.
Service Agency Name
Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Sciences
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Data Analysis
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Explosives
  • High Explosives
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Mobile Phones
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapons Effects
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.

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