Nuclear Weapons Effects Mitigation Techniques

摘要

In order to fight and win on the AirLand battlefield, the US must be able to employ nuclear weapons decisively, and continue to fight effectively after enemy employment. Survival of personnel and equipment and recovery from injury or damage are essential to continued operations in the nuclear environment. Accordingly, the specific vulnerabilities of personnel and equipment must be understood and measures taken to lessen or minimize the impact of potential nuclear weapons effects. In recognition of this need, USANCA intends to publish several Nuclear Notes addressing a wide range of weapons effects mitigation techniques. Basic mitigation techniques for nuclear weapons blast, thermal, ionizing radiation, and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) effects will be summarized, and the payoffs associated with employment of each or a combination of techniques will be discussed.