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, counter proliferation, 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, 2023
Source ID
0602718BR_2_0400_PB_2023
Change Summary Explanation
FY 2023 funds increase because the FY 2022 President’s Budget request did not include out-year funding. In FY 2021, DTRA reprogrammed funding for higher Departmental priorities.
Service Agency Name
Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Science
  • Data Visualization
  • Detectors
  • Explosives
  • High Explosives
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Machine Learning
  • National Security
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • War Games
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Strategic Security Studies

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