Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 3150.09
April 8, 2015
USD(AT&L)
SUBJECT: The Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Survivability Policy
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5134.01 (Reference
(a)), this instruction reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 3150.09 (Reference (b)) and:
a. Implements policy in accordance with section 1053 of Public Law 108-375 (Reference
(c)) and as established in DoDD 5000.01 (Reference (d)), DoDI 5000.02 (Reference (e)), DoDD
S-5210.81 (Reference (f)), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction (CJCSI) 3222.01B
(Reference (g)), CJCSI 3170.01H (Reference (h)), DoDD 3020.40 (Reference (i)), and the
Manual for the Operation of the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS)
(Reference (j)).
b. Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and establishes procedures for the execution of
the DoD CBRN Survivability Policy (including electromagnetic pulse (EMP)).
c. Establishes the policy to identify all mission-critical systems (MCS) and specify the
subsets that must survive and operate in chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR)
environments, nuclear environments, or combined CBRN environments.
d. Describes how CBRN MCS will be identified, reviewed, and considered in the context of
Reference (h); the Defense Acquisition System established in References (d) and (e); the
Defense Critical Infrastructure Program (DCIP) established in Reference (i); balanced
survivability assessments (BSAs) described in DoDI O-3000.08 (Reference (k)); and the Missile
Defense Agency Systems Engineering Plan (SEP) (Reference (l)), as appropriate.
e. Requires that CBRN survivability be reported annually.
f. Aligns and coordinates with the mission assurance construct from the DoD Mission
Assurance Strategy (Reference (m)) and the DCIP in accordance with Reference (i) to support
mission assurance of DoD capabilities and forces.
g. Establishes the CBRN Survivability Oversight Group (CSOG) in accordance with DoDI
5105.18 (Reference (n)) to oversee execution of the DoD CBRN Survivability Policy.
