Cooperative Threat Reduction Directorate

Mission

In coordination with appropriate military organizations, other government agencies, and global partners, the CTR Program works cooperatively with partner governments to reduce the threat to the U.S. and its allies from WMD and related materials, technologies, and expertise, including associated delivery systems and infrastructure.

Cooperative Threat Reduction Departments

 

Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP)

Protect the United States, its Armed Forces, and our allies from biological threats by strengthening the capabilities of partner nations and the international community to prevent, detect, and prepare for outbreaks caused by biothreat pathogens.

 

Proliferation Prevention Program (PPP)

Strengthens the capability of partners to detect and interdict WMD-related trafficking across borders or through maritime jurisdictions.

 

Global Nuclear Security (GNS)

GNS supports the cooperative dismantlement of nuclear weapons programs, as well as the transportation and disposition of associated materials; and builds the capacity of international partners to secure nuclear weapons, high-threat radiological material, and related components, materials, equipment, technology, and expertise, and to counter nuclear smuggling.

 

Chemical Security and Elimination (CSE)

CSE supports the cooperative elimination of chemical weapons, related materials, and infrastructure; and builds the capacity of international partners to secure toxic industrial chemicals and chemical weapon precursors, as well as associated components, materials, equipment, technology, and expertise.

 

Strategic Offensive Arms Elimination (SOAE)

SOAE supports the cooperative elimination of WMD delivery systems, related materials, and infrastructure, including disposition of interdicted delivery systems and related commodities; and builds partner capacity to secure related components, materials, equipment, technology, and expertise.

 

CTR’s Global Partners

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Active - 35

Algeria

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Cambodia

Cameroon

Ethiopia

Georgia

Guinea

India

Indonesia

Iraq

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Laos

Lebanon

Liberia

Malaysia

Moldova

Morocco

Nigeria

Pakistan

Philippines

Republic of Korea

Senegal

Sierra Leone

South Africa

Tanzania

Thailand

Tunisia

Turkey

Uganda

Ukraine

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

Planned - 3

Bulgaria

Romania

Singapore

Closed - 7

Afghanistan

Albania

Belarus

China*

Libya

Russia

Syria

* China Nuclear Security Center of Excellence, Beijing

ABOUT DTRA

DTRA provides cross-cutting solutions to enable the Department of Defense, the United States Government, and international partners to deter strategic attack against the United States and its allies; prevent, reduce, and counter WMD and emerging threats; and prevail against WMD-armed adversaries in crisis and conflict.  

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