Detection Technology

Abstract

The Detection Technology project develops technologies, systems and procedures to detect, identify, track, tag, locate, monitor and interdict strategic and improvised nuclear and radiological weapons, components, or materials in support of Department of Defense requirements for combating terrorism, counterproliferation and nonproliferation, homeland defense, and international initiatives and agreements. This project researches, develops, demonstrates, and transitions advanced technologies to improve: operational capability to detect and identify nuclear and radiological weapons; and to support the attribution process through improved post-detonation National Technical Nuclear Forensics (NTNF) operational capabilities; and to support the attribution process. Efforts under this project also support international peacekeeping and nonproliferation objectives, on-site and aerial inspections and monitoring, on-site sampling and sample transport, and on- and off-site analysis to meet forensic, verification, monitoring and confidence-building requirements. The Detection Technology project under Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation Prevention and Defeat emphasizes the advanced technology development and engineering portion of the overall effort. Efforts within the program element are rebalanced beginning in FY 2010 to support the nuclear forensics Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) to employ mature technologies and to improve procedures to address gaps identified by the NTNF Capabilities Based Assessment to advance capabilities across the entire post detonation NTNF system. The FY 2011 budget increase predominately reflects funding increases for Nuclear Forensics. This accelerates development and implementation of accurate, rapid, and reliable global nuclear forensic capabilities to collect, analyze, and evaluate post-detonation prompt data and ground debris from a nuclear or radiological event to support attribution and National decision-making. It also funds Helium-3 (He-3) replacement to develop technologies and components that serve as one-for-one replacements for systems that rely on He-3 technology. Additionally, it supports Arms Control Monitoring & Verification Technology to develop systems and technologies to improve monitoring and verification capabilities that are responsive to the new security environment without compromising sensitive US information in the international arena for the arms control treaty regime. . Additionally, it supports Arms Control Monitoring & Verification Technology by developing systems and technologies to improve monitoring and verification capabilities that are responsive to the new security environment, but without compromising sensitive US information in the international arena for the arms control treaty regime. The decrease from FY 2011 to FY 2012 is predominately due to the transfer of the Bold Gambler program to project RE-Counter Terrorism Technologies to better reflect the progression of that program and also to fund increased investment for the nuclear weapons effects, modeling, and simulation capabilities.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2012
• Source ID: RF_0603160BR_3_0400_PB_2012

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Readers

• Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
• Strategic Security Studies