Minimum Nuclear Deterrence Research

Abstract

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) was founded in 1998 to integrate and focus the capabilities of the Department of Defense (DoD) that address the weapons of mass destruction threat. To assist the Agency in its primary mission, the Advanced Systems and Concepts Office (ASCO) develops and maintains an evolving analytical vision of necessary and sufficient capabilities to protect United States and Allied forces and citizens from WMD attack. ASCO is also charged by DoD and by the U.S. Government generally to identify gaps in these capabilities and initiate programs to fill them. It also provides support to the Threat Reduction Advisory Committee (TRAC), and its Panels, with timely high quality research.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 2003
Accession Number
ADA460103

Entities

People

  • Christine Cleary
  • Gregory Giles
  • Michele Ledgerwood

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Political Ideologies
  • Sociopolitics
  • Strategic Weapons
  • Treaties
  • Warning Systems
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.