Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 3150.09
April 8, 2015
Incorporating Change 3, October 26, 2022
USD(A&S)
SUBJECT: The Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Survivability Policy
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5135.02 (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 (CJCS) Instruction (CJCSI)
3222.01C (Reference (g)), CJCSI 5123.01I (Reference (h)), DoDD 3020.40 (Reference (i)), and
the CJCS 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 Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (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 mission
assurance construct 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 Reference (i) and DoDI
3020.45 (Reference (m)) in accordance with Reference (j) to support mission assurance of DoD
capabilities and forces.
