Design and Construction of Deep Underground Basing Facilities for Strategic Missiles. Volume 1. Evaluation of Technical Issues

摘要

Volume 1 concerns the technical issues involved in basing missiles deep underground, in particular an assessment of the current and developing tunneling technology that would be important in designing, constructing, and egressing from, deep basing facilities. The Committee and Working Groups did not address the political and strategic issues. Following public briefings, the six Working Groups met in closed, separate sessions to consider the topics on which the Defense Nuclear Agency had asked for guidance: siting; use of existing underground space; egress; mechanical mining; construction planning; and management, contracting, costing, and personnel. On the basis of the findings of the Working Groups (see Chapters 3-8), the Committee developed its general and summary conclusions (see Chapter 2). It was agreed that layout, scheduling, machine performance, and site selection would have substantial impacts.