Mission

Ensure a reliable, resilient strategic deterrent through nuclear surety,
mission assurance, and crisis response activities.

Prevent, reduce, and eliminate CBRN threats through risk reduction, arms control, partner capacity building, and warfighter support.

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Develop and deliver innovative capabilities to the warfighter across the threat spectrum.

Provide strategic and operational support through subject matter expertise, technical reachback, tailored analysis, and exercise support.

Support the Joint Force with plans, concepts, exercises, and materiel solutions to address CBRN operational and strategic risks.

Approaches

DTRA’s core functions contain many enduring tasks and responsibilities as well as new efforts and initiatives to account for rapidly evolving technological and operational challenges. In all cases, the agency must adapt to address these issues more effectively. These essential approaches are: campaigning, integrating, partnering, and posturing.