DOD INSTRUCTION 3150.02
D
OD NUCLEAR WEAPON SYSTEMS SURETY PROGRAM
Originating Component: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
Effective: December 17, 2024
Releasability: Cleared for public release. Available on the Directives Division Website
at https://www.esd.whs.mil/DD/.
Reissues and Cancels: DoD Directive 3150.02, “DoD Nuclear Weapons Surety Program,”
April 24, 2013, as amended
Approved by: William LaPlante, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment
Purpose: This issuance reissues the 2023 DoD directive (DoDD) as a DoD instruction (DoDI) in
accordance with the authority in DoDD 5135.02 and the policy and guidance in DoDDs 5134.08 and S-
5210.81 and Presidential Policy Directive Number 35, to:
• Establish policy and assign responsibilities pertaining to DoD nuclear weapon systems surety,
particularly the safety, security, and control of U.S. nuclear weapon systems and nuclear weapons in
DoD custody.
• Establish the DoD Nuclear Weapon Systems Surety Program.
• Incorporate existing cybersecurity, supply chain risk management (SCRM), and emerging and
disruptive technology threat assessment requirements into the current DoD Nuclear Weapon Systems
Surety Program outlined in DoDI S-3150.07, and DoD Manuals (DoDMs) 3150.02 and S-5210.41.
• Assign responsibility for the nuclear weapons technical inspection (NWTI) process.
