Joint nuclear weapons development studies and engineering projects

Technical Report · Tue Dec 27 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5775926

This Directive replaces reference (a) DoD Directive 5030.2, Joint AEC-DoD Nuclear Weapons Conceptual Feasibility Studies and Development Projects, and updates policy, procedures, and responsibilities for conducting joint Department of Energy (DoE)-DoD nuclear weapons concept definition studies (Phase I), Feasibility studies (Phase II), and design definition and cost studies (Phase IIA); for handling nuclear weapon development engineering projects (Phase III); and for developing and transmitting nuclear weapon Military characteristics (MCs) and stockpile-to-target sequence (STS) to the DoE. It implements reference (b) Public Law 83-703, The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, insofar as it deals with the development of nuclear weapons.

• Research Organization: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5775926
• Report Number(s): AD-A-270279/3/XAB; DODD--3150.1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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