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Effects of Nuclear Earth-Penetrator and Other Weapons.

PB2013104391

Publication Date	2005
Page Count	146
Abstract	The tasking for the Committee on the Effects of Nuclear Earth-Penetrator and Other Weapons, stated in Section 1033 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314), is included in Chapter 1 of this report. The charge requests an examination of the anticipated health and environmental effects of (1) a nuclear earth-penetrator weapon that would enhance ground-shock coupling to destroy deep underground or other hard targets, (2) a nonpenetrating nuclear weapon that would also be used against deeply buried or other hard targets, and (3) conventional weapons used against facilities for the storage or production of weapons of mass destruction. Study of the effects on civilian populations and on U.S. military personnel who carry out operations or battle damage assessment in the target area is specified. To provide a more complete analysis of the issues, the committee expanded its study to consider the effects of nuclear weapons used against facilities for the storage of chemical or biological agents. It also considered the effects of nuclear bursts that can be described as locally fallout-free, because the weapon is detonated well above the ground surface. The committee received many briefings from a wide variety of public and government sources and reviewed classified reports from the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Energy (DOE). Although this report is unclassified, the committee also produced a separate classified annex, which does not modify any of the studys conclusions but provides supporting material.
Keywords	Nuclear weapons National security Earth penetrating devices Targets Fallout Hazardous materials Environmental effects Health effects Earth Penetrator Weapons(EPWs) Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator(RNEP) Weapons of mass destruction Buried hard target
Source Agency	Secretary of Defense National Academy of Science National Research Council
NTIS Subject Category	74H - Nuclear Warfare 92E - International Relations 74G - Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics
Corporate Authors	National Research Council, Washington, DC. Div. of Engineering and Physical Sciences.; Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Alexandria, VA.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Alexandria, VA.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201311

Effects of Nuclear Earth-Penetrator and Other Weapons.

Effects of Nuclear Earth-Penetrator and Other Weapons.
PB2013104391

Publication Date	2005
Page Count	146
Abstract	The tasking for the Committee on the Effects of Nuclear Earth-Penetrator and Other Weapons, stated in Section 1033 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314), is included in Chapter 1 of this report. The charge requests an examination of the anticipated health and environmental effects of (1) a nuclear earth-penetrator weapon that would enhance ground-shock coupling to destroy deep underground or other hard targets, (2) a nonpenetrating nuclear weapon that would also be used against deeply buried or other hard targets, and (3) conventional weapons used against facilities for the storage or production of weapons of mass destruction. Study of the effects on civilian populations and on U.S. military personnel who carry out operations or battle damage assessment in the target area is specified. To provide a more complete analysis of the issues, the committee expanded its study to consider the effects of nuclear weapons used against facilities for the storage of chemical or biological agents. It also considered the effects of nuclear bursts that can be described as locally fallout-free, because the weapon is detonated well above the ground surface. The committee received many briefings from a wide variety of public and government sources and reviewed classified reports from the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Energy (DOE). Although this report is unclassified, the committee also produced a separate classified annex, which does not modify any of the studys conclusions but provides supporting material.
Keywords	Nuclear weapons National security Earth penetrating devices Targets Fallout Hazardous materials Environmental effects Health effects Earth Penetrator Weapons(EPWs) Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator(RNEP) Weapons of mass destruction Buried hard target
Source Agency	Secretary of Defense National Academy of Science National Research Council
NTIS Subject Category	74H - Nuclear Warfare 92E - International Relations 74G - Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics
Corporate Authors	National Research Council, Washington, DC. Div. of Engineering and Physical Sciences.; Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Alexandria, VA.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Alexandria, VA.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201311