Nuclear & Radiological Effects

Abstract

The Nuclear and Radiological Effects project develops nuclear and radiological assessment modeling tools to support military operational planning, weapon effects predictions, and strategic system design decisions; consolidate validated Defense Threat Reduction Agency modeling tools into net-centric environment for integrated functionality; predict system response to nuclear and radiological weapons producing electromagnetic, thermal, blast, shock and radiation environments - key systems include Nuclear Command and Control System, Global Information Grid, missiles, structures, humans and environment; provide detailed adversary nuclear infrastructure characterization to enhance counterforce operations and hazard effects; conduct analyses in support of nuclear and radiological Science and Technology and address the priority needs of the Combatant Commands and the Department of Defense, develop and provide electromagnetic pulse assessment capabilities to support national and military operational planning, weapon effects predictions, and national strategic systems designs; and develop foreign nuclear weapon outputs. Related funding for this project can be found in the WMD Defeat Technologies: 0602718BR, budget exhibit.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2013
• Source ID: RL_0603160BR_3_0400_PB_2013

Tags

Fields of Study

• Physics

Readers

• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
• Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.

Technology Areas

• Fully Networked C3
• Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control