AFWSC's Capabilities in Light of Resumed Nuclear Testing

Abstract

This paper presents an analysis of the technical and support capabilities of the Air Force Special Weapons Center in light of the resumption of nuclear testing. The resumption of nuclear tests on either a limited or restricted basis will increase the AFSWC workload across the board due to: a. Nuclear effects tests to study space effects (communications and kill mechanisms) and surface and atmospheric effects (hardening, electromagnetic and biomedical). b. Weapons development tests will result in new weapons, subsystems, safety studies, and systems integration work.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 25, 1961
Accession Number
ADA475215

Entities

Organizations

  • Air Force Special Weapons Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Information Operations
  • Manpower
  • Military Organizations
  • Munitions
  • Plutonium
  • Radiation
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Effects
  • Workload

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Auditory Neuroscience/Auditory Physiology.
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Space