Nuclear and Conventional Physical Security National Technical Nuclear Forensics

Abstract

This program supports the Department's initiatives to Deter Aggression, Defend the Homeland, Provide Nuclear Deterrence, and Build Sustainable and Long-Term Advantage. Nuclear and Conventional Physical Security/National Technical Nuclear Forensics addresses the need to defend and deter against weapons of mass destruction threats and to safeguard personnel, prevent unauthorized access to equipment, installations, material, and documents, and to safeguard the foregoing against espionage, sabotage, damage, and theft. This program oversees advanced engineering development and rapid fielding throughout the DoD for an integrated and systemic approach for NTNF and the development of nuclear and conventional physical security material solutions. Public Law, Presidential, and DoD guidance, and Combatant Command and Service requirements drive the priorities for these programs. Under this PE, funding associated with nuclear and conventional physical security materiel solutions for the Department are broken down into seven capability areas: (1) Detection and Assessment; (2) Access Controls; (3) Installation and Transport Security; (4) Storage and Safeguards; (5) Prevention; (6) Decision Support Systems; and (7) Analytical Support. The material solutions either (a) lead to a Program of Record transitioning to Program Element 0604161D8Z for Systems Development and Demonstration; (b) become technology insertions into existing programs; or (c) advance to being a certified Commercial/Government off-the-shelf product. The Physical Security Enterprise and Analysis Group is responsible for avoiding duplication of effort, ensuring systems integration, and promoting interoperability and sustainability. Per Presidential Policy Directive 42, Annex C, the DoD provides the USG post-detonation NTNF capability. Per DoD Directive 2060.04, the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)) is the office responsible for developing and leading the DoD’s NTNF capabilities. Ensuring the USG can identify the source of nuclear material and hold those responsible for an attack is critical to our national defense and security. Internal and independent assessments indicate new capabilities are needed to sustain an effective deterrent against nuclear attack and meet the challenges of future threats. This PE is the only DoD Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) program focused on Advanced Component Development and Prototypes for post-detonation NTNF capabilities and without fully supporting these requirements, the DoD’s ability to meet this critical deterrence need will be significantly degraded. This PE can fund travel to support the requirements of this program. This appropriation will finance work, including staffing, performed by a government agency or by private individuals or organizations under a contractual or grant arrangement with the government who conduct research, development, and test and evaluation efforts.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2023
Source ID
0603161D8Z_4_0400_PB_2023
Change Summary Explanation
FY 2023 funding increase reflects the fact that the FY 2022 President’s Budget request did not include out-year funding.
Service Agency Name
Office of the Secretary Of Defense

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Gas Chromatography
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Intrusion Detection
  • Intrusion Detection Systems
  • Intrusion Detectors
  • Security Personnel
  • Systems Engineering
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Cybersecurity.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management

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