US Defense Threat Reduction Agency

DTRA
Fort Belvoir, VA, United States

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is the US Department of Defense's official combat support agency for countering weapons of mass destruction. Its experts address chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high yield explosive threats through research and development, operational support to US war fighters on the front line, and an in-house WMD think tank that aims to anticipate and mitigate future threats long before they have a chance to harm the United States and its allies.

Contact details

Address:
8725 John J Kingman Rd #6201, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060, United States

Country:
United States

Sub-region:
Northern America

Areas of focus

Topics of research
Geographics of focus
Global
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
N/A
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Year founded
1998
Age (years)
US Defense Threat Reduction Agency
 27
United States average
 42
Global average
 33
Founded by
Founders: N/A
Founder gender: N/A
Leadership
Leader(s) (2024): Rebecca K.C. Hersman
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2023): Rebecca K.C. Hersman
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2022): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Staff size
2024
US Defense Threat Reduction Agency
 18
United States average
 44
Global average
 78
2023
US Defense Threat Reduction Agency
 11
% Female staff
2024
US Defense Threat Reduction Agency
 45%
United States average
 55%
Global average
 58%
2023
US Defense Threat Reduction Agency
 45%

Social

Likes (2023)
US Defense Threat Reduction Agency
 12,207
United States average
 66,283
Global average
 26,980
Likes (2022)
US Defense Threat Reduction Agency
 11,648
Likes (2021)
US Defense Threat Reduction Agency
 10,909
Followers (2024)
US Defense Threat Reduction Agency
 8,392
United States average
 51,876
Global average
 21,230
Followers (2022)
US Defense Threat Reduction Agency
 7,059
Followers (2021)
US Defense Threat Reduction Agency
 5,320
Subscribers (2024)
US Defense Threat Reduction Agency
 1,060
United States average
 23,436
Global average
 7,746
Subscribers (2023)
US Defense Threat Reduction Agency
 855
Subscribers (2022)
US Defense Threat Reduction Agency
 790
Followers (2024)
US Defense Threat Reduction Agency
 1,149
United States average
 25,354
Global average
 12,354
Followers (2023)
US Defense Threat Reduction Agency
 969
Followers (2022)
US Defense Threat Reduction Agency
 795
Followers (2024)
US Defense Threat Reduction Agency
 37,000
United States average
 24,035
Global average
 14,593
Followers (2023)
US Defense Threat Reduction Agency
 32,772
Followers (2022)
US Defense Threat Reduction Agency
 24,938

Data notes

Last updated: 11/05/2024
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: ETH CSS Organizations and Resources Page Partners, Organisation´s website
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