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Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Title: Defense Threat Reducation Agency
Institution: Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Electronic Link: http://www.dtra.mil/about/index.cfm
Summary of Key Issues, Points and Conclusions:
The mission of the DTRA is to develop and implement safeguards against weapons of mass destruction (including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high explosives) for the Department of Defense. The four essential functions of DTRA are:
- Combat Support, Technology Development, Threat Control and Threat Reduction
The agency is located in Fort Belvoir, Virginia and employs 2,000 men and women, (both military and civilian) at more than 14 locations around the world.
Name of Researcher: Brian S. Carter
Institution: ICHS, TAMU
Date: September 27, 2005