The CTR directorate is responsible for the implementation of DTRA’s CTR
Program. Its mission is to partner with willing countries to reduce the threat
from WMD and related materials, technologies and expertise, including providing
for the safe destruction of Soviet era WMD, associated delivery systems and related
infrastructure.
Maintaining an effective set of threat reduction activities in former Soviet
Union (FSU) states remains a priority for the United States. These activities
are designed to address the proliferation threat stemming from large quantities
of Soviet-legacy WMD and missile-related expertise and materials remaining in
FSU states.
In December 2002, the President issued the National Strategy to Combat Weapons
of Mass Destruction. It cites WMD in the possession of hostile states and terrorists
as one of the greatest security challenges facing the United States. The strategy
further states that the United States must pursue a comprehensive strategy to
counter this threat in all of its dimensions.
CTR supports the National Security Strategy by pursuing five objectives. It first
calls for the dismantlement of threat WMD and associated infrastructure. The
second objective centers on consolidating and securing threat WMD and related
technology and materials both at the source and while in transit. The third objective
calls for the synchronization of CTR activities with related U.S. government
and allied programs. The fourth objective addresses the need for increased transparency
and higher standards of conduct. Finally, under the fifth objective, CTR endeavors
to prevent proliferation by means of encouraging and supporting defense and military
cooperation.
The CTR program is implemented within DTRA by a number of programs that focus
on meeting these five objectives.
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