Strategic Weapons Facilities

Question 1

Discuss the mission of Strategic Weapons Facilities (SWFs) and the locations of each command

Answer 1

1. Strategic Weapons Facilities (SWF) Mission. Provide security for national strategic assets at Strategic Weapons Facilities (SWF) as approved by the Chief of Naval Operations in coordination with the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and, when directed, conduct other short term military and emergency operations. SWF locations include:
   a. Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific, Bangor, WA.
   b. Strategic Weapons Facility Atlantic, Kings Bay, GA.

Question 2

True or False: Commandant of the Marine Corps shall select and train Marine Corps personnel for assignment to duties which involve nuclear weapons security.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

True or False: E-7 and above are responsible for managing the requirements of the PRP and to certify individuals for nuclear weapons-related duties.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Which of the following is not a responsibility of the Director Strategic Systems Programs (DIRSSP)?

Answer 4

Act as medical consultant to DUSN (P) and DIRSSP for PRP matters.

Question 5

The Nuclear Weapons PRP Screening and Evaluation Record is which of the following forms?

Answer 5

OPNAV 5510/414

Question 6

Any Nuclear Weapons PRP decertification will be documented on which of the following forms?

Answer 6

OPNAV 5510/414

Question 7

What are individuals required to complete that is used to prevent the possibility of an action that could lead to nuclear weapon damage or cause the unauthorized launch of a nuclear missile or the unauthorized detonation of a nuclear weapon?

Answer 7

Personnel Reliability Program screening

Question 8

Which of the following is not a disqualifying standard for the PRP program?

Answer 8

Speeding ticket

Question 9

A position in which an individual is assigned nuclear duties where he or she has access, but no technical knowledge?

Answer 9

Controlled position

Question 10

A designated area immediately surrounding one or more nuclear weapons or nuclear weapons systems.

Answer 10

Exclusion area

Question 11

Qualifying standards for the Personnel Reliability Program (PRP) are physical competence, mental alertness, _____________, positive attitude toward nuclear weapons and nuclear components, and good dependability.

Answer 11

Financial Responsibility

Question 12

The Secretary of Defense and the White House Situation Room shall be notified immediately by __________________ of any incident involving a U.S. nuclear weapon, to include any accidental or unauthorized launch by U.S. forces or U.S.-supported allied forces of a nuclear weapon.

Answer 12

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Question 13

The capability of materiel or a system to withstand the damaging effects of CBR contamination and any decontaminants and procedures required to decontaminate it is known as?

Answer 13

CBR Hardness

Question 14

The residual radiation hazard from a nuclear explosion.

Answer 14

Fallout

Question 15

The process of making any person, object, or area safe by absorbing, destroying, neutralizing, making harmless, or removing chemical or biological agents or removing radioactive material clinging to or around it.

Answer 15

Decontamination

Question 16

True or False: An unexpected event due to accidental circumstances involving U.S. nuclear weapons or nuclear weapon components is known as a nuclear weapons accident.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

True or False: A controlled position is someone who has access and technical knowledge of nuclear weapons.

Answer 17

False

Question 18

The opportunity to tamper with or modify a nuclear weapon, critical nuclear weapon system component, or positive control NC2 material.

Answer 18

Access

Question 19

Decertification is a formal determination made by the Certifying Official, approved by the____________, that an individual no longer meets the reliability standards of the PRP and that the reasons for decertification will likely not be resolved in the near term.

Answer 19

Reviewing official

Question 20

What instruction is the Nuclear Weapon Personnel Reliability Program?

Answer 20

DoDM 5210.42

Question 21

The Navy Physical Security and Law Enforcement Program is what instruction?

Answer 21

OPNAVINST 5530.14E