Defense's Nuclear Agency 1947 - 1997

Abstract

Defense's Nuclear Agency, 1947-1997, traces the development of the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project (AFSWP), and its descendant government organizations, from its original founding in 1947 to 1997. After the disestablishment of the Manhattan Engineering District (MED) in 1947, AFSWP was formed to provide military training in nuclear weapons' operations. Over the years its sequential descendant organizations have been the Defense Atomic Support Agency (DASA) from 1959 to 1971, the Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA) from 1971 to 1996, and the Defense Special Weapons Agency (DSWA) from 1996 to 1998. In 1998, DSWA, the On-Site Inspection Agency, the Defense Technology Security Administration, and selected elements of the Office of Secretary of Defense were combined to form the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA412977

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Birds
  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • Recreation
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems
  • Weapons Effects

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.