WMD Defeat Capabilities

Abstract

This program element supports the development of system capabilities for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) mission. This funding specifically supports (1) the development of collaborative CWMD analysis capabilities between DoD and key interagency and international partners through a globally accessible net-centric framework in the form of the Integrated Weapons of Mass Destruction Toolset (IWMDT) and (2) technologies to meet national International Monitoring System (IMS) technology requirements in support of implementation, compliance, monitoring, and inspection for existing and emerging nuclear arms control activities under the Nuclear Arms Control Technology (NACT) program. The WMD Defeat Capabilities program element supports the National Strategy for Countering Biological Threats priorities, and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) monitoring requirements validated by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (OUSD AT&L). The general strategy spells out four focus areas: 1) Promote global health security efforts through building and improving international capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats, whether caused by natural, accidental, or deliberate events, 2) Establish and reinforce norms against the misuse of the life sciences, 3) Expand of our capability to prevent, attribute, and apprehend those engaged in biological weapons proliferation or terrorism, with a focus on facilitating data sharing and knowledge discovery to improve integrated capabilities (Capability Expansion); and 4) Leveraging science, technology, and innovation through domestic and international partnerships and agreements to improve global capacity to respond to and recover from biological incidents (Leveraging Science). In addition to the broad priorities, there are specific objectives to support the WMD monitoring through Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation (RDTE) in support of implementation, compliance, monitoring, and inspection for existing and emerging nuclear arms control activities. Details are provided in the R-2a exhibits. Project RF-Detection and Forensics Technologies supports the Nuclear Arms Control Technologies (NACT) Program, conducting Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation (RDT&E) to meet International Monitoring System (IMS) technology requirements in support of implementation, compliance, monitoring, and inspection for existing and emerging nuclear arms control activities. Project RL-Nuclear & Radiological Effects develops and provides a real-time globally accessible net-centric framework which migrates the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high explosive (CBRNE) modeling and simulation codes to provide an integrated suite of Combating WMD decision support capabilities.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2014
• Source ID: 0605000BR_5_0400_PB_2014
• Change Summary Explanation: The decrease from the previous President’s Budget submission in FY 2012 is due to the internal SBIR transfer. The increase in FY 2014 is due to the transfer of the Nuclear Arms Control Technology (NACT) program from the United States Army to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
• Service Agency Name: Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Entities

Organizations

• Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Arms Control
• Calibration
• Contracts
• Cost Analysis
• Department Of Defense
• Detection
• Detectors
• High Explosives
• Information Systems
• Software Development
• Test And Evaluation
• Test Methods
• United States Strategic Command
• Weapons
• Weapons Effects
• Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

• Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
• Strategic Security Studies