AFWSC's Capabilities in Light of Resumed Nuclear Testing.

摘要

This paper presents an analysis of the technical and support capabilities of the Air Force Special Weapons Center in light of the resumption of nuclear testing. The resumption of nuclear tests on either a limited or restricted basis will increase the AFSWC workload across the board due to: a. Nuclear effects tests to study space effects (communications and kill mechanisms) and surface and atmospheric effects (hardening, electromagnetic and biomedical). b. Weapons development tests will result in new weapons, subsystems, safety studies, and systems integration work.