Nuclear Weapons Support

Abstract

The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Kirtland AFB, NM, is the executing agency for this program. The Air Force is tasked with maintaining and providing technical expertise on all AF nuclear weapons and weapon systems and with developing and maintaining counter-chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (C-CBRN) capabilities. This program provides resources for technical and programmatic activities which includes performing independent analyses on all AF nuclear weapons systems activities including weapons development and sustainment; interoperability; compatibility; safety, security, and reliability; Air Force legacy nuclear stockpile management/retirement; C-CBRN assessments; and nuclear certification and nuclear certification management. This program is in Budget Activity 5, System Development and Demonstration (SDD) because it has passed Milestone B approval and is conducting engineering and manufacturing development tasks aimed at meeting validated requirements prior to full-rate production.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2014
Source ID
0604222F_5_3600_PB_2014
Change Summary Explanation
FY12 funding increased by $3.695M for reprogrammings covering Nuclear Surety and Certification and Legacy Nuclear Stockpile Management. FY14 realigned and documented in PE 0104222 (O&M).
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Design Criteria
  • Engineering
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Maintenance
  • Nuclear Warheads
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Program Management
  • Stockpiles
  • Strategic Weapons
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security

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