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, 2024
Source ID
0602718BR_2_0400_PB_2024
Change Summary Explanation
The increase in FY 2024 from the previous President's Budget is due to the net impact of 1) increased investment in Project RD: Nuclear Technologies and Capabilities Development for nuclear survivability funded by decreased investment in Project RD in PE 0603160BR and 2) the realignment of resources from from Project RR: Countering WMD Test and Evaluation to Project RU: Basic Research for Countering WMD in PE 0601000BR.
Service Agency Name
Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Counter WMD (Alumni COI)
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computational Science
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Visualization
  • Explosives
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Machine Learning
  • National Security
  • Neural Networks
  • Reliability
  • Situational Awareness
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Strategic Security Studies

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