Detection Technology
Abstract
The Detection Technology project develops technologies, systems and procedures to detect, identify, track, 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 development, demonstration, and transition of improved post-detonation National Technical Nuclear Forensics (NTNF) capabilities. 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. In FY11, the treaty and verification technology program was launched as a component of the detection technology project. This program develops technology to support nuclear arms reductions treaties and agreements, nuclear test monitoring, and on-site inspection. 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. The decrease from FY 2012 to FY 2013 represents an efficiency reduction to contract support services as part of the DOD reform agenda to reduce reliance on service support contractors.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2013
- Source ID
- RF_0603160BR_3_0400_PB_2013
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