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# Cooperative Threat Reduction Directorate

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## 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

### 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

### DTRA Mission Directorates

Acquisitions, Contracts and Logistics Directorate 

Cooperative Threat Reduction Directorate 

Foreign Malign Influence

Human Resources Directorate 

Information Management and Technology Directorate 

Nuclear Enterprise Directorate 

On-site Inspection and Building Capacity Directorate 

Operations and Integration Directorate 

Research and Development Directorate 

Strategic Integration Directorate 

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NTPR
Nuclear TestPersonnel Review

DNWS
Defense NuclearWeapons School

DTRIAC
DTRInformationAnalysis Center

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