Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force ON Control of Military Excess and Surplus Materiel

Abstract

DOD identifies and disposes of approximately $20 billion per year (acquisition value) of Military Excess/Surplus Materiel. Most of this materiel is made available to other governmental agencies, eligible donees, or is sold to the public. A small amount, less than 5 percent, is destroyed or rendered unusable for military or para-military purposes through demilitarization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA360839

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Science Board

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aerospace Industry
  • Air Force
  • Ammunition
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Foreign Military Sales
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Military Equipment
  • National Security
  • Public Policy
  • Task Forces
  • United States

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