Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Management Handbook
Washington, DC: Office of the Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Nuclear Matters, 2003. Expanded and revised version, Wraps. xxix, [1], 210 pages. Illustrations. Acronyms. General Terms and Definitions. List of relevant documents. Marked For Official Use Only but this marking no longer applies per a letter from DOD Nuclear Matters dated December 13, 2017. Similar documents have subsequently been issued by the Defense Department with no control markings. The Nuclear Weapons Council was established in law, see 10 U.S. Code § 179 . The Nuclear Weapons Council is operated as a joint activity of the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. The membership of the Council is comprised of the following officers of those departments: (1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. (2) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (3) The Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of the Department of Energy. (4) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. (5) The Commander of the United States Strategic Command. This Handbook is intended to be an unofficial reference that explains the meaning of stockpile management, identifies the organizations, individuals and facilities involved in the management of the stockpile, and describes the activities and processes by which this task is accomplished. It was designed to be useful, but it is neither authoritative nor directive. The content of the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Management Handbook is the sole responsibility of the Office of the Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters. Condition: Very good.
Keywords: Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Stockpile, Defense Nuclear, Stockpile Management, Joint Planning Document, Stockpile Memorandum, NWSM, National Nuclear Security, NNSA, Gun Assembly, Implosion, Boosted, Stages, Thermal Radiation, Electromagnetic Pulse, EMP
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