Weapons Knowledge Preservation & Transfer Program (WKPT)

THIS COURSE IS ONLY OFFERED IN PERSON TO EMPLOYEES OF LANL - ALDW

This two-day unclassified course outlines how National Security Policy is formulated (from the Whitehouse to the Nuclear Posture Review), and how such policy drives NNSA.  The course addresses NNSA’s interfaces within the Nuclear Weapons Council (NWC), and discusses the origin of Stockpile Stewardship.  Additional highlights include a “nuclear weapons 101” and a review of national security threats.

Description: The unclassified Weapons Program & Planning Requirements (WPPR) Module is designed to familiarize participants with their responsibilities and interfaces within National Security Policy and the Federal governance and organizations that support the overall Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE), responsible for mission delivery. 

The WPPR will provide the framework for participants for understand how they interface, support and ensure that the U.S. nuclear deterrent remains the cornerstone of US, Allied and partners security—specifically through NNSA’s delivery on all aspects critical to enable a robust nuclear weapons stockpile. 

The WPPR Course examines national level policy relevant to the entire nuclear Triad and each component’s role, to the execution of the National Security Strategy (NSS), the National Defense Strategy (NDS), Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), and to mission execution as laid out in the Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan (SSMP) and the Production and Planning Document (P&PD).  

Upon completion of this WPPR, student should be well-versed in address all of the below questions:

• Why –  are there Nuclear Weapons, and a Stockpile Stewardship Program?
• Who - determines the policies and requirements for the U.S. Nuclear Deterrent and the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile?
• What – are the overall objectives of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Enterprise and Programs?
• How – does the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, and the National Nuclear Security Administration work to meet U.S. declaratory policy objectives?