BASIC RESEARCH FOR COUNTERING WMD

Abstract

The Basic Research for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) project, as the nation’s primary basic research portfolio dedicated to CWMD, is a core strategic investor in future scientific and technological progress across the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's (DTRA) mission areas. This project concentrates on high-risk, high-payoff basic research, leveraging world-class expertise in academia, government, and industry, to increase the foundational body of scientific knowledge supporting DTRA’s Applied Research and Advanced Technology Development projects. This project aligns with DTRA’s strategic objectives that support policy and planning guidance from the Executive Office of the President, the DoD, and the broader Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) threat reduction community. The portfolio addresses this guidance through capability enhancements, projects, and Science and Technology (S&T) investments that support CWMD. Specifically, they include: accelerating the development of standoff radiological/nuclear detection capabilities; securing vulnerable materials; defeating WMD agents; strategic radiation hardened microelectronics; and leveraging science, technology, and innovation through domestic partnerships and agreements. This project solicits, coordinates, and conducts research to build a robust, forward-looking fundamental research portfolio targeting strategic, mission-focused, basic research with high potential impact for CWMD. The research projects are selected for scientific merit, technical quality, and the potential for innovation. Each research project offers opportunities to expand the knowledge base to help the warfighter, to bring to bear new science solutions with a fresh approach, or to leverage revolutionary approaches to technical surprise, building a foundation for future CWMD solutions. This research will enable new capabilities to control, defeat, disable, and/or dispose of WMD threats.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2025
Source ID
RU_0601000BR_1_0400_PB_2025

Entities

Organizations

  • Toronto Metropolitan University

Tags

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics

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