Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the MX: Buried Trench Construction and Test Project.

Abstract

The United States Air Force proposes to construct two sections of underground tunnel in the San Cristobal Valley on the Luke Air Force Range in Yuma County, Arizona. The proposed construction project will provide essential cost and construction data to analyze conceptual protective structures for the mobile, land-based Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) System known as MX. The trench will also serve as a test bed for mechanisms designed to punch through the tunnel roof and erect a dummy missile to simulate launch position.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA126407

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Birds
  • Construction
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Employment
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fluids
  • Habitats
  • Health Services
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Law
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Testing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Natural Resources
  • Wildlife

Readers

  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Missile Defense Systems.