Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5105.62
April 24, 2013
Incorporating Change 1, November 10, 2015
DA&MDCMO
SUBJECT: Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. Pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of Defense by Title 10, United
States Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (a)), this directive reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 5105.62
(Reference (b)) to update the mission, organization and management, responsibilities and
functions, relationships, authorities, and administration of DTRA.
2. APPLICABILITY. This directive applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands
(CCMDs), the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense
Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred
to collectively in this directive as the “DoD Components”).
3. MISSION
a. The mission of DTRA is to safeguard the United States and its allies from weapons of
mass destruction (WMD) threats globally.
b. DTRA has a unique role in DoD efforts regarding countering weapons of mass destruction
(CWMD), and supports a broad range of activities across the CWMD mission. DTRA provides
integrated technical and operational solutions, as well as intellectual capital, to inform and
support both DoD and national-level policies and strategies to address WMD threats to the
homeland as well as to the warfighter. As such, DTRA supports the CWMD activities of the
U.S. Government (USG) and its allies at the nexus between WMD and terrorism.
4. ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
