Detection and Forensics Technologies

Abstract

The Nuclear Arms Control Technology (NACT) Program provides Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation (RDTE) to meet International Monitoring System (IMS) technology requirements in support of Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) implementation, compliance, monitoring, and inspection, and other existing and emerging nuclear arms control activities. The project directly provides for the United States contribution to the IMS and addresses Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) monitoring requirements validated by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (OUSD AT&L). This project conforms to the administration’s research and development priorities as related to WMD arms control and disablement. Technical assessments are made to provide the basis for sound project development, evaluate existing programs and provide the data required to inform compliance assessments, and support US monitoring policy- and decision-makers and negotiation teams. Technology developments and system improvements are conducted to ensure the availability of these CTBT monitoring capabilities. Primary program emphasis is on improving sensors sustainability, operational availability, and detection capabilities against a wide range of nuclear test phenomena and associated threat origins. The program includes development, fielding, and sustainment of specialized monitoring and analysis equipment and capabilities, procedures, persistent monitoring and associated monitoring data in direct support to the IMS and CTBT requirements. NACT also directly supports US and allied warfighter and national technical monitoring requirements and provides vital monitoring data that are extensively used by warfighter planners, Department of Defense (DoD) and other U.S. government agencies, and international agencies. This project directly supports the warfighting capability area of combatting WMD. The increase from FY 2013 to FY 2014 is due to the transfer of the NACT program to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). The NACT program transferred from the United States Army Space Missile Development Command (SMDC) to DTRA in FY 2014.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2015
Source ID
RF_0605000BR_5_0400_PB_2015

Tags

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

  • Space

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