Environment Impact Analysis Process. Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Program

Abstract

Southwestern Arizona is being considered as a possible basing area for the Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) under several different alternatives. Yuma Proving Ground and Luke Air Force Range are Candidate Deployment Installations for the Hard Mobile Launcher in Random Movement basing mode, with support functions to be provided at either Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field or Yuma Proving Ground. Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field and Yuma Proving Ground are also under consideration as separate alternatives for basing of missiles in the Hard Silo in Patterned Array mode. If Yuma Proving Ground is selected as a support base for the Hard Silo alternative, some silos may actually be located in a small adjoining portion of southeastern California. The discussions that follow provide an overview of the regional environmental issue areas that are under consideration for southwestern Arizona using, as an example, the case where Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field would serve as the support base.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA268312

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fish
  • Groundwater
  • Habitats
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Medical Personnel
  • Waste Disposal Facilities
  • Water Resources
  • Wildlife

Readers

  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design