COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Advanced Technology Development portfolio is aligned with National and Department of Defense (DoD) strategic objectives and with Science and Technology (S&T) investment direction established annually by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). The objectives directly support policy and planning guidance from the Executive Office of the President, the DoD, and the broader Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) threat reduction community. The portfolio advances the CWMD mission by selecting advanced technology development initiatives that meet the following criteria: (1) efforts are clearly defined and directly linked to mission-specific capability requirements of DTRA, the Military Departments, Combatant Commanders, other DoD and federal agencies, and international partners; (2) preliminary assessments of subsystems and components offer the highest potential for technological feasibility, operability, and producibility upon transition out of S&T research; and (3) activities demonstrate cost effectiveness or cost reduction potential of technologies during field testing or simulation at scale.

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Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2025
Source ID
0603160BR_3_0400_PB_2025
Change Summary Explanation
The increase from the previous President’s Budget reflects a program adjustment in Projects RA, RG, and RR to fund higher Departmental priorities and the following realignments: 1) From Project RA in Program Element (PE) 0602718BR to Project RA in this PE for the CWMD Information Integration Cell (CIIC) for CWMD situational awareness, 2) From Project RD in PE 0602718BR to Project RD in this PE for the progression of nuclear survivability technologies to advanced technology development, 3) From Project RD in this PE to Project RD in PE 0605000BR to transition Nuclear, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and high Explosive Analysis Toolsets (NATs) to the systems demonstration phase, 4) From this project to DTRA’s Operation and Maintenance (O&M) account for technical reachback and other Departmental priorities, 5) From this project to DTRA’s Procurement, Defense-Wide (P, DW) account to upgrade one radionuclide shelter to enhance the performance and sustainment of the International Monitoring System nuclear explosion monitoring capability, and 6) From Project RR in PE 0603176BR to Project RA in this PE, to better integrate National Assessment Group activities into the RDT&E portfolio.
Service Agency Name
Defense Threat Reduction Agency

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  • Defense Threat Reduction Agency

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  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

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