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.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 0602718BR_2_0400_PB_2025
- Change Summary Explanation
- The decrease from the previous President’s Budget reflects a program adjustment in Projects RD, RG, and RR to fund higher Departmental priorities and the following realignments: 1) From Project RA in this Program Element (PE) to Project RA in PE 0603160BR for the CWMD Information Integration Cell (CIIC) for CWMD situational awareness, 2) From DTRA’s Operation and Maintenance (O&M) account to Project RA in this PE for advanced information technology engineering and component architecture development and integration, 3) From Project RD in this PE to Project RD in PE 0603160BR for the progression of nuclear survivability technologies to advanced technology development, 4) From RDT&E in this PE to DTRA’s O&M account for higher Agency priorities, and 5) From Project RA in PE 0603160BR to Project RD in this PE for CWMD modeling and simulation.
- Service Agency Name
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Entities
Organizations
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency
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