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Breakthrough Detection Technologies

The Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office was established in December 2017 by consolidating primarily the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, a majority of the Office of Health Affairs, as well as other DHS elements.

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DHS’s Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) is developing breakthrough technologies that will have a dramatic impact on capabilities to detect nuclear threats through an aggressive and expedited research and development (R&D) program. Grants and contract awards from DNDO to academia, industry, and labs are creating technologies that close gaps in the GNDA and show feasibility through Proof of Concept demonstrations.

Last Updated: 08/02/2024
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