Strategic Defense Initiative Demonstration/Validation Program Environmental Assessments Summary,

Abstract

The Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) and its proponents (the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force) plan to conduct Demonstration/Validation tests of the six technologies to demonstrate their respective ability to perform their required tasks, and to validate the requirements to determine their feasibility for a future decision on whether to proceed with Full-Scale Development. Demonstration/Validation tests would be conducted at 14 government facilities across the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and at contractor facilities. Tests would include analyses, simulations, component/assembly tests, and flight tests. This document summarizes the findings expressed in the six Environmental Assessments for Demonstration/Validation testing of the individual technologies, and analyzes the potential cumulative environmental consequences of testing of multiple technologies at a given facility. In the event that any other technology is ready for entry into Demonstration/Validation at a later date, an Environmental Assessment will be prepared for that technology and this summary will be updated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA183000

Entities

People

  • Graham G. Brown

Organizations

  • Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Astronautics
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Construction
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Geography
  • Groundwater
  • Habitats
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Research Facilities
  • Spacecraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.