Weapons of Mass Destruction: Defense Threat Reduction Agency Addresses Broad Range of Threats, but Performance Reporting Can Be Improved

Abstract

Since its establishment in 1998, DTRA has worked to address the threat of WMD. DTRA addresses WMD threats through four core functions: threat control, threat reduction, combat support, and technology development. The agency supports the implementation of arms control treaties by conducting inspections in other countries and by supporting inspections of U.S. facilities, reduces the threat of WMD by eliminating and securing weapons and materials in the former Soviet Union, supports military commanders by providing technical and analytical support regarding WMD, and develops technologies that support efforts to address the WMD threat.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2004
Accession Number
AD1176256

Entities

People

  • Joseph A. Christoff

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Arms Control
  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Combat Support
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Materials
  • Military Commanders
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Standards
  • Ussr
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction
  • Websites

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Software Engineering
  • Strategic Security Studies