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The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Defense Programs, or ASD(NCB), is the principal adviser to the Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics on policy and plans for nuclear, chemical, and biological defense programs. 
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Defense Programs develops policies, advice, and recommendations on: 

nuclear weapons;
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) medical and non-medical defense;
safety, surety, security, and safe destruction of the chemical weapon stockpile;
nuclear, chemical and biological arms control activities and related plans and programs.The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Defense Programs also oversees the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)'s Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (CTR). The Director of DTRA reports directly to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Defense Programs.Before the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 on January 7, 2011, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Defense Programs was known as the "Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear & Chemical & Biological Defense Programs".Three Deputy Assistant Secretaries of Defense report to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Chemical & Biological Defense Programs: 

the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Chemical and Biological Defense (DASD(CBD))
the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Matters (DASD(NM))
the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Threat Reduction and Arms Control (DASD(TRAC))In addition, the Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency reports directly to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Defense Programs. 
The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Chemical and Biological Defense oversees development of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) defenses to protect national interests at home and abroad, handling Department of Defense efforts related to: 

science & technology,
advanced development and
test and evaluation of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defensesand 

the Chemical and Biological Defense Program Objective Memorandum (POM).The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Matters is primarily the focal point for activities and initiatives related to sustaining a safe, secure, and effective nuclear deterrent and countering threats from nuclear terrorism and nuclear proliferation. This office serves as a primary point of contact for Congress, other agencies, and the public for those programs. 
The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Matters's office is staffed by representatives from all areas of the nuclear community, including the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force, the National Guard Bureau, the United States Nuclear Command and Control Systems Support Staff, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, the Department of Energy, the National Nuclear Security Agency, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, the Kansas City Plant, and the National Security Agency.The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Threat Reduction and Arms Control is the principal adviser to the Assistant Secretary for Defense for Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Defense Programs for 

acquisition oversight, implementation, and compliance with nuclear, biological, and chemical treaties;
cooperative threat reduction; chemical  ...