Interim Report of the Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on the Survivability of Systems and Assets to Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) and other Nuclear Weapon Effects (NWE)

Abstract

The DSB Task Force is examining the ability of DoD s forces and critical supporting capabilities (e.g., communications, power) to survive, operate, and succeed on/in battlefields/battlespaces where nuclear weapons are threatening or are being employed. The most likely case(s) are use of nuclear weapons by others. Although fratricide is the least likely case, ignoring it is risky. Moreover, U.S. nuclear forces require an increased premium on reliability and survivability as further reductions occur. Understanding nuclear weapons effects (NWE) and mitigation options is a central military-technical matter. See Table 1 at the end of the report for a notional matrix of the scope of the problem and the Task Force s assessments to date.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA550250

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Science Board

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Electromagnetic Pulses
  • Military Science
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Survivability
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States European Command
  • United States Strategic Command
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.