Aerial T1 EMP (electromagnetic pulse) effects assessment. Volume 1. Final report

Technical Report · Fri May 15 00:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6684664

The Office of the Manager, National Communications System (OMNCS) has undertaken the Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Mitigation program to support the survivability objectives addressed by National Security Decision Directive 97 (NSDD-97) and Executive Order 12472. The objective of this program is to mitigate the damaging effects of nuclear weapons on regional and national telecommunications capabilities. To meet this objective, the OMNCS has sponsored efforts to create a network-level model to assess the effects of high-altitude EMP (HEMP). In addition, the OMNCS has sponsored various efforts to collect the system-level HEMP effects data required to support the network-level model. The products of this model assist the NCS in identifying potential vulnerabilities of national telecommunications capabilities to HEMP and supporting National Security and Emergency Preparedness (NSEP) initiatives. This report presents an assessment of the survivability of aerial T1 systems in a HEMP environment. This effort includes a test program to collect the data required to assess coupling of incident electromagnetic fields to aerial T1 cables. Also this report documents the test activities and the data collected. It also reviews the results of the buried T1 system assessment and summarizes the relevant data. Based on these data, conclusions are drawn concerning the survivability of typical aerial T1 cable systems. Finally, recommendations are presented for addressing remaining issues relevant to this assessment.

• Research Organization: Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Inc., Bethesda, MD (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6684664
• Report Number(s): AD-A-195905/5/XAB; BAH-1331-87-007I-VOL-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
NATIONAL SECURITY
PROGRESS REPORT
TEST FACILITIES
VULNERABILITY
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