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Nuclear Flashcards

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nuclear surety

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material, personnel, and procedures that contribute to the security, safety, and reliability of nuke weapons and the assurance that there will be no

  • nuke weapon accident
  • incidents
  • unauthorized weapon detonations
  • degradation in performance at the target

***ensure the safety, security, effectiveness, and control of all US nuclear weapons in all peacetime/wartime environments

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STS

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stockpile to target sequence

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nuclear weapon

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complete assembly that, upon completing its configuration of th prescribing arming, fusing, and firing sequence, it is capable of producing the intended nuclear reaction and release of energy

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DD instructions/manuals regarding nuke weapons

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apply to all nuke weapons systems for which the DOD has developmental, ustodial, or operational responsibility

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stockpile to target sequence

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document that defines the normal peacetime, wartime employment, and abnormal environments which the nuclear weapon may be exposed to during its entire life-cycle

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NWSSP

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DOD Nuclear Weapon System Safety Program

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nuclear weapon safety

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collection of positive measures designed to minimize the possibility of inadvertent nuclear detonation and to limit hte potential for dispersal of nuclear material in the event of a nuclear weapons accident

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importance of C2 & nuclear weapons

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deterrance

contributes to stability by assurring against inadvertent use

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nuclear weapon reliability

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probability that the nuclear weapon will perform as intended on the target
-all factors bearing on performance of the weapon system/components contribute towards this probability

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abnormal environments (nuclear weapons)

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environments where a surface weapon isn’t expected to maintain operational reliability

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safety certification & nuclear surety

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b/c nuclear surety is so important, all materials that interface w/nuclear weapons are required to be safety certified prior ot use

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DOE

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Department of Enerrgy

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Nuclear Surety Enablers

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NSE are the inputs through which safety, security, reliability, and control of nuclear weapons is achieved
*positive measures

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why do nuclear weapons systems require special considerations

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  • political & military importance
  • destructive power
  • potential consequences of an unauthorized act
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6 types of people who interact with nuclear weapons who need to follow DOD Nuclear Weapons Safety Standards

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handle, maintain, secure, store, employ, support

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“deliberate” nuclear use

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as a safety standard, implies that the action was unauthorized and invlves the conscious attempt to circumvent procedures of system safetuards

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violating nuclear safety standards was unauthorized & a deliberate attempt to circumvent procedures/system safeguards

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deliberate

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inadvertent nuclear weapon use

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action was unintended and no malicious intent

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using the nuclear weapon was unintended and there was no malicious intent

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inadvertent

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20
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2 types of unauthorized use of nuclear weapons

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deliberate: unauthorized and conscious attempt to circumvent safeguards
inadvertent: action was unintende dand not malicious

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goal of the DOD Nuclear Weapon System Surety Policy

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provide maximum safety consistent with operational requirements

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NC2

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Nuclear C2

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interrelationship of nuclear safety, security, & control

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cannot make decision regarding one w/o considering how the decision will affect the others

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“positive measures” of nuclear surety

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procedural/admin: actions, physical safeguards, and design features
to
ensure security, safety, and control

25
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what events have not happened in the 70 years since nuclear weapons have first developed

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  • not one accidential nuclear yield
  • no nuclear detonation of a crash of a nuclear-ladden aircraft
  • no detonation from a fire inside a missle silo
  • no nuclear detonation from the emergency jettison of a nuclear weapon
26
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Technical Publications

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explicit directions which must be followed to conduct operations

27
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4 ways nuclear surety is accomplished

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safety
security
reliability
control

28
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4 ways to protect yourself from radiation

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time
distance
exposure
shielding

29
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How does the Department of Energy ensure integrity and safety of all military nuclear weapons

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Nuclear Weapon Safety Certificatoin

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Stockpile-to-Target Sequence

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document that defines the logistical/employment environments that the nuclera ewapon may encounter (peace, war, abnormal environments) to which the weapon may be exposed to during its entire lifesycle

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nuclear weapon interface requirements

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compatability requirements between the nuclear weapon & delivery system

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Milestone Decision Authority

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individual authorized to approve entry of a nuclear weapon program into a subsequent phase of hte joint DOD-DOE Nuclear Weapon Life-Cycle Process

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Joint DOD-DOE Nuclear Weapon Life-Cycle

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7 distinct phases during which nuclear wepaons are developed, maintained, improved, and retired

34
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JNWPS

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Joint Nuclear Weapon Publication System manual

-technical manuals

35
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DRAAG

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Design Review & Acceptance Group

DOD ensures the nuclear weapon meets its design requirements including safety

36
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Departments who have control over nucelar weapons

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Dept of Energy is primarily responsible for safety certification of nuclear weapons
DOD

37
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who performs nuclear safety studies/reviews throughout a weapon’s life cycle

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Nuclear Weapons System Safety Group

*the Services are responsible for hte Nuclear Certification of all nuclear weapon systems

38
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integral to achieving nuclear safety and surety

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Nuclear Certification Process

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simply stated, teh goal of the DOD Nuclear Weapons System Safety Policy

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maximize safety consistent w/operational requirements

40
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components of a nuclear certificatoin

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DOE does the nuclear safety certification including DOE developed support equipment and software
-services ensure nuclear certification of: DOD developed support equipment/softwae, weapon organizations/facilities, nuclear weapon procedures, personnel

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2 complementary components of Nuclear Certification Process

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design certification + operational certification

42
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nuclear capable unit

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unit/activity assigned responsibiliteis for employing, assembling, maintaining, transporting, or storing nucear weapons, its components & ancillary equipmetnt

43
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inspection team of nucelar weapons

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NWTI: Nuclear Weapons Technical inspection Team

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NWTI

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Nuclear Weapons Technical Inspection

45
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3 responsibiliteis of NWTI team

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Nuclear Weapons Technical Inspection team

  • follow policy guidelines when conduction inspections
  • assess units ability to perform nuclear mission
  • maintain inspection frequency for nuclear capable units
46
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frequency of periodic NWTI team evals

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Nuclear WEapons Technical Inspection team

-once certified, reevals are required at a frequency not to exceed 24 months

47
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NNSA

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National Nuclear Security Administration

48
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primary DOE nuclear labs

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Los Alamos National Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Sandia National Laboratory

49
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formal act of certification

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Joint Nuclear Weapons Publication System manual

50
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joint versus service certification of nuclear weapons

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JNWPS

NWTI - service

51
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nuclear weapon system

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nuclear weapon and a means for delivering it to the target (w/associated support equpment, facilities, procedures, personnel, and vehicles peculiar to the system use fo nuclear weapons)

52
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7 Phases of Joint DOD-DOE Nuclear Weapon Life-cycle

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Phase 1: concept definition
2-Feasibility Study
     2A: design definition and cost study
3- full scale engineering development
Phase 4: Production Engineering
Phase 5: First Production
Phase 6: Quantity Production/Stockpile Maintence/Evaluation
Phase 7: Retirement & Dismantlement
53
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Phase 1-2A of Joint DOD-DOE Nuclear Weapon Life-Cycle

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Phase 1: Concept Definition
Phase 2: Feasibility Study
Phase 2A: Design Definition and Cost Study

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