Nuclear Weapons: Evaluation of Report on Feasibility of Increasing Air Transportation of Nuclear Weapons, Components, and Materials
Abstract
Transporting nuclear weapons, components, and materials represents a safety and security risk. House Report 110-652, which accompanied the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Pub. L. No. 110-417), directed the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the Air Force to conduct a feasibility study on increasing the use of aircraft to transport nuclear weapons, components, and materials and to report back to Congress by December 31, 2008.In turn, House Report 112-78, which accompanied the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Pub. L. No. 112-81), directed us to conduct an independent evaluation of the air transportation study (ATS) jointly issued by the Administrator of NNSA and the Secretary of the Air Force in September 2009. The conclusions of the 2009 ATS report supported maintaining the current balance of air and ground transportation of nuclear weapons.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 04, 2012
- Accession Number
- AD1176111
Entities
People
- David Keefer
- Gene Aloise
- John Pendleton
- Jonathan Gill
- Kiki Theodoropoulos
- Penney Harwell Caramia
- Sally Newman
- Thomas Jr Baril
- Thomas Laetz
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office