# Cognitive and Information Science **Entity class:** DTRA basic-research thrust Within the [[wiki/Defense Threat Reduction Agency|Defense Threat Reduction Agency]] basic-research record, **Cognitive and Information Science** is the convergence of computer, information, mathematical, network, cognitive, and social science for counter-WMD knowledge. DTRA's published description identifies complex physical and social networks, WMD-related human motivation and decision factors, and prediction of individual and group dynamics associated with WMD acquisition, proliferation, and potential use. This is a documented institutional bridge between physical-system prediction and human-network analysis. It does not make every DTRA-supported physical model a social-network model. It establishes that the sponsor's own research ontology included both, along with intelligence processing and situational awareness. ## Relationships - **research thrust of:** [[wiki/Defense Threat Reduction Agency|Defense Threat Reduction Agency]]. - **studies:** [[wiki/Physical Network|Physical Network]], [[wiki/Social Network Analysis|Social Network Analysis]], [[wiki/Adversarial Intent|Adversarial Intent]], and [[wiki/Threat Network|Threat Network]]. - **supports the inference of:** [[wiki/Foreseeable Dual Use|Foreseeable Dual Use]]. - **routed through:** [[wiki/Counterterrorism Predictive Graph|Counterterrorism Predictive Graph]]. ## Sources - [Basic Research for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction — DTRA](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-D15-PURL-gpo18268/pdf/GOVPUB-D15-PURL-gpo18268.pdf) - [2019 DTRA Strategic Plan for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation](https://www.dtra.mil/Portals/61/Documents/Missions/190424_2019_DTRA_Strategic_Plan_for_RDTE.pdf) **As of:** 2026-09-23