The Defense Threat Reduction Agency is beefing up its nuclear support mission to meet the expectations of DoD’s 2014 Nuclear Enterprise Review. A new nuke-focused directorate will tackle oversight, investment, personnel and training, as recommended in the review. Director Kenneth Myers announced the directorate last week at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. It’ll be fully operational in just a few days. On the Federal Drive, Myers told Federal News Radio’s Lauren Larson why a nuclear directorate is needed.

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