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Defense's Nuclear Agency 1947 - 1997.

ADA412977

Publication Date	2002
Page Count	466
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).
Keywords	Department of defense Military organizations Weapons Nuclear weapons Military operations Defense systems Threats Security History Inspection Military training Dasa(Defense atomic support agency) Dna(Defense nuclear agency) Dswa(Defense special weapons agency)
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
Corporate Authors	Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, VA.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200319

Defense's Nuclear Agency 1947 - 1997.

Defense's Nuclear Agency 1947 - 1997.
ADA412977

Publication Date	2002
Page Count	466
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).
Keywords	Department of defense Military organizations Weapons Nuclear weapons Military operations Defense systems Threats Security History Inspection Military training Dasa(Defense atomic support agency) Dna(Defense nuclear agency) Dswa(Defense special weapons agency)
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
Corporate Authors	Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, VA.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200319